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Orchesis Danceworks
2020
7 p.m. Feb. 27, Lockport
Township High
School East Campus,
1333 E. 7th St., Lockport.
Lockport Township High
School presents Orchesis
Danceworks 2020 at the
East Campus auditorium.
Dance styles include lyrical,
contemporary, jazz,
hip-hop, Bollywood, tap,
Latin, Palestine and ballet.
Tickets are $5 and can be
purchased at the door or at
East Campus cashier’s office
during the school day.
Saturday
“Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory”
11 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Feb.
29, Homer Township Public
Library, 14320 W. 151st
St., Homer Glen. Take an
unforgettable, uniquely
magical, musical journey
through the deliciously
delightful, whimsically
wonderful world of “Willy
Wonka and The Chocolate
Factory.” In a land of
chocolate waterfalls, giant
lollipops, edible flowers,
and, of course, Oompa
Loompas, it’s nonstop,
mouth-watering fun in the
timeless fantasy “Willy
Wonka and The Chocolate
Factory.”
Adult Watercolor Class
1-4 p.m. Feb. 29, Arts
Guild of Homer Glen,
15007 S. Woodcrest Ave.,
Homer Glen. Join the Arts
Guild of Homer Glen for
a three-part adult watercolor
class. There are three
classes on consecutive Saturday
afternoons: Feb. 29,
March 7 and March 14.
Fee is $75, and registration
required by Feb. 26.
To register, call Sandra at
(708)-203-4694.
Sunday
American Legion Pancake
Breakfast
8-11 a.m. March 1,
Lockport American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 18,
15052 Archer Ave, Lockport.
The Lockport American
Legion is hosting an
all-you-can-eat breakfast
with pancakes, bacon, sausage,
potatoes, scrambled
eggs and homemade gravy.
Tickets are $8 for adults;
children under 5 are free.
The proceeds will be used
to help local veterans.
Monday
Organizing to Reduce
Stress
7-8 p.m. March 2, Homer
Township Public Library,
14320 W. 151st St.,
Homer Glen. This presentation
ties in the benefits
of getting organized to
reduce the stress in one’s
life and make one feel better
about themselves and
their environment. It will
discuss stress from work,
home, travel, time and
money. This presentation
is appropriate for all ages.
UPCOMING
Residential Hazardous
Waste Drop-off
8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday,
March 4. The Village of
Homer Glen, together with
the Will County Land Use
Department Resource Recovery
and Energy Division,
will host a residential
hazardous waste drop-off
event. Drop-offs made by
appointment only. A list of
accepted and non-accepted
items can be found on
willcountygreen.com and
homerglenil.org. To schedule
an appointment, call
(815) 727-8834 or visit
willcountygreen.com.
Jazz Band Dinner Dance
6-11:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 7, DiNolfo’s Banquets,
14447 W. 159th St.,
Homer Glen. DiNolfo’s
is hosting the 31st annual
Jazz Band Dinner Dance,
featuring the music of the
Lemont High School Jazz
Band with alumni and professional
musicians. Admission
for dancing is $10
at the door; no reservation
required. All proceeds
support the band and color
guard. The evening includes
a cash bar and Top
Hat Raffle for prizes.
Knights of Columbus Blood
Drive
8 a.m.-noon Sunday,
March 8, Our Mother of
Good Counsel Parish,
16043 S. Bell Road, Homer
Glen. Help save a life
and donate at the Knights
of Columbus Blood Drive.
The goal is to have at least
20 people donate. No signup
is necessary. A photo ID
is needed.
Knitting Meetup
1-2 p.m. Thursday,
March 12. Homer Township
Public Library, 14320
W. 151st St., Homer Glen.
Join the informal knitting
group, which is an opportunity
for people to get
together with other knitters
and work on their own
projects. Those interested
should note this is not a
knitting class or instructorled
program. Open to those
who do crochet and other
needlework projects, too.
The Welcome Preschool
Pancake Breakfast & Open
House
8:30 a.m. Sunday,
March 15, Cross of Glory
Lutheran Church, 14719
W. 163rd St., Homer Glen.
Seatings from 8:30-9:30
a.m., then 10:45 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. Open House is
from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free
will offering. Call for more
details at (708) 301-3883.
ONGOING
Early Voting
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March
2-13, Homer Township
Offices, 14350 W. 151 St.
Homer Glen Chapter of
Citizens Climate Lobby
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Gubbins
Center, 9300 W. 167th
St., Orland Hills. Meets
every second Saturday of
the month. Citizens Climate
Lobby is a national
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to advancing
smart legislative
action on climate change.
They initiate educational
events, do outreach, get
endorsements, engage
media and meet with Congressional
representatives
to build consensus for
positive action. For more
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information, call (708)
508-3111.
Veterans Breakfast
7-8:30 a.m. every first
Monday of the month,
Blueberry Hill Breakfast
Cafe, 14355 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen. Active, inactive
and retired military
personnel can enjoy complimentary
breakfast. For
more information, email
michelle.kerfin.rak3@
statefarm.com.
Blood Pressure Screenings
10 a.m.-2 p.m. daily,
Silver Cross Health Center,
12701 W. 143rd St.,
Homer Glen. Free blood
pressure checks. Walk-ins
are welcome. For more information,
call (708) 364-
6337.
Calcium Artery Scorings
By appointment, Silver
Cross Health Center,
12701 W. 143rd St.,
Homer Glen. A quick and
painless test using a highspeed
CT scanner that can
measure calcium deposits
in the coronary arteries
to determine one’s risk of
having a heart attack. Calcium
artery scoring is ideal
of men over the age of 45
and women over the age of
55 who smoke, have high
blood pressure, high cholesterol
or a family history
of premature coronary
artery disease. This scan
is available for $99. To
schedule an appointment,
call (815) 300-7076.

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Homer native begins side business selling vintage clothes
Justice gets idea
for resale startup
called Dibs Vintage
Benjamin Conboy
Assistant Editor
Five jackets, five pairs
of shoes and about 50
shirts.
This was the collection
of vintage gear Homer
Glen native Ben Justice
snagged for a cool $150 to
start his new vintage clothing
resale startup called
Dibs Vintage.
Since he bought that collection
from a friend this
past September, Justice
has been on the hunt for
any and all things vintage
clothing.
“That’s when I started
going to more thrift stores,
and I’d buy one on Facebook
Marketplace, and I’d
buy one at a garage sale
and start building it up
like that,” Justice said. “I
started sourcing and looking
for people with bigger
collections.”
Justice, 23, spends his
free time scouring thrift
store racks, looking for
anything that he thinks
could have good resale
value. He also reaches
out directly to people who
may have boxes of old
clothes languishing in their
basements to see if he can
try to take them off their
hands and flip them for a
profit.
Justice has found there
is a large market for vintage
clothing where some
pieces can sell for extraordinary
amounts. He always
has an eye out for some of
the rarest gear, some of
which he said can fetch up
to $900 or more.
“I had this Nike shirt
that was from between
1989 and 1992,” Justice
said. “It had a cartoon version
of [Michael] Jordan
on it dunking. I sold that
one for $120.”
Justice has always had
an entrepreneurial drive.
When he was a freshman
in college in 2016, he became
a branch manager
for a painting a college
painting program, where
it was his responsibility to
go door-to-door, using his
salesmanship to cultivate
customers.
He mainly looks for
Chicago Bulls gear from
the Michael Jordan era,
old band T-shirts and Harley
Davidson clothes.
While the extra money
is nice, the reason Justice
got into the vintage clothing
business was out of
his own passion and interest.
“I’m a collector first,”
Justice said. “A lot of the
shirts, I’ll buy any size,
it doesn’t really matter.
But if something fits me,
I might wear it once, and
if it’s something I can’t
give up, then I might keep
it. But if it’s not, I’ll try to
sell it to someone who will
appreciate it as much as I
do.”
Justice mainly sells his
finds online, on places like
eBay or Facebook Marketplace.
But recently, he
has been selling his merchandise
at events alongside
other vintage sellers.
Next month, he will be at
a brewery in the Chicago
neighborhood of Pilsen.
The hunt for fresh
pickups can be tedious,
but Justice does not do it
alone. Tommy Rimbo, a
friend of Justice’s, is there
to help out.
Rimbo, 23, met Justice
about five years ago, and
they ended up becoming
good friends in college
at Illinois State University.
Rimbo helps Justice
Homer Glen native Ben Justice collects and sells vintage clothing in the southwest suburbs. Photos submitted
sift through racks at thrift
stores and assists in cataloging
inventory.
“I saw his passion for
it, and he’s a good friend
of mine, so at first I just
started coming out to thrift
stores,” Rimbo said. “I
think he realized it’s something
I enjoy, as well, so
he just asked me if I want
to help him out, and I was
more than happy to.”
Since he started working
with Justice, Rimbo, of
Lemont, has developed his
own passion for the thrill
of the hunt.
“The thing that kind of
sucked me into it is the
creativity and design of
the old stuff; I was really
blown away by it,” Rimbo
said. “There’s some pieces
out there that are really
one of a kind.”
Right now, Justice
works full-time at a logistics
firm in Chicago, doing
his thrifting and reselling
on the side. Eventually, he
would like to be able to get
his vintage resale business
to a point where he could
focus solely on it.
“Someday, owning a
store would be really cool.
There’s a few in Chicago
right now, but there’s room
for everyone to eat,” Justice
said. “I want to make
it a sustainable business I
can run and maybe someday
not have to work a
9-5, and I can do this fulltime.”
RIGHT: Ben Justice is
mainly interested in old
band T-shirts, 1990s
Chicago Bulls shirts and
Harley Davidson apparel.

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LTHS recycling efforts the highlight
of Challenge Accepted Summit
Derek Swanson
Freelance Reporter
Lockport Township
High School students and
teachers participated in the
Challenge Accepted Summit
on Jan. 30 at Pontiac
Township High School,
where various Illinois high
schools shared ways to
reduce environmental impact.
Teachers selected students
from the Interact
Club who had shown a
particular interest in saving
the environment and
reducing waste to put together
a presentation for
the summit. With the goal
of preserving 30 percent
of the world’s species
and resources by the year
2030, students from across
the state came looking for
solutions to bring to their
own schools.
“We really wanted to
bring back some new and
fresh ideas,” said Sophia
Marcial, a sophomore
at LTHS and member of
Interact Club. “We also
wanted to bring more
awareness of our recycling
program to our students.”
The recycling program
was a hit at the summit.
Students from Interact
Club worked with the
custodial staff to implement
the program, which
recycles paper, cardboard,
aluminum and plastic bags
in a specific receptacle.
“We save the district
about $20 a month with
the program,” said Kathy
Pratt, a Spanish teacher
at LTHS. “There is a misconception
that we don’t
recycle. But it is all student-led,
and they’re great
problem solvers.”
One problem students
have encountered is a lack
of community knowledge
about the program. To
remedy the issue, students
from Interact Club proposed
adding in an estimated
10-20 more plastic
bag receptacles, as well
as dedicating a week of
school to raising environmental
awareness.
Environmental Week
would be set for the week
before Earth Day and
would include themes to
inspire students and staff
to take global conservation
especially seriously. Efforts
to reduce plastic and
Styrofoam waste would
also be implemented at
that time.
“Our custodial services
saw an increase in recycling
that week, so we’re
trying to make that a constant
thing,” said Brooke
Paulson, a senior from the
Lockport
Township High
School students
and staff present
their recycling
program to
schools across
Illinois during
the Challenge
Accepted Summit
Jan. 30 at Pontiac
Township High
School. Photo
submitted
Interact and Community
Service clubs speaking on
last year’s Earth Day.
Community Service
Club works both at the
school and in the community
to clean up garbage
and eliminate unnecessary
waste.
“We go to a few different
community parks,”
Paulson said. “At school,
we’ve done recycling projects
encouraging students
to recycle more during
lunch.”
A new program from the
summit that Lockport students
are working to implement
is a set of pollinator
plots, which will attract
bees and monarch butterflies.
The plots would be
tended to by students and
would provide a haven for
wildlife and insects.
All in all, students left
the summit feeling inspired
and determined to
bring back positive change
to LTHS. Their projects
will bring the school, as a
whole, one step closer to
reaching the 30 percent
goal set in place by the
summit.
“[Conservation] is our
future,” Paulson said.
“People must do their best
to protect the world, because
it’s the only one we
have.”

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Princesses & Superheroes supports scholarships at LTHS
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Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Halloween is still
months away, but the
Lockport Township High
School Foundation recently
gave children a reason
to put on their capes and
shine their tiaras during
its inaugural Princesses &
Superheroes fundraiser.
The event — held at
LTHS’s East Campus
on Sunday, Feb. 23 —
featured games, crafts,
snacks and much more, all
with a fantasy twist. Many
attendees dressed as their
favorite Marvel characters
or Disney princesses,
and Ninja Turtles, Power
Rangers and more heroes
were represented, as well.
LTHS Foundation Vice
President Katie Kishline,
who is also a business
teacher at the school,
was thrilled the inaugural
event was embraced
by the community, as
more than 80 people preregistered,
and even more
signed up to participate at
the door.
“Really and truly when
I envisioned this event, it
was to reach the younger
community members and
bring them into our high
school because the things
that we have happening
here are amazing. It was
really to get another population
of the community
in here for a fun day,” said
Kishline, noting that these
future Porters will get a
welcoming introduction
to the high school. “These
kids will already know
the building and hopefully
they’ll think of this
as Elsa’s home or something.
It will be a fun day
for them.”
Play areas and organized
activities gave attendees
plenty of options
to show off their superpowers
while having a lot
of fun.
“We have a temporary
tattoo station, build-yourown
crown, build-yourown
mask, coloring and
then there’s a bunch of
games,” Kishline said.
“There’s a huge parachute.
We have a cake
walk game. We have
pin-the-nose on Olaf,
bean bags, tic-tac-toe and
scooters to get the kids in
here to be active and run
around.”
Rosaline Jackson-Keys,
an LTHS alumna, brought
her 9-year-old granddaughter
Zoey Keys and
7-year-old nephew Jeremiah
Cole to Princesses
& Superheroes to enjoy
a playful Sunday morning.
Keys dressed up as a
Snow Queen, donning a
sparkling, winter-themed
gown, and Cole dressed as
the title character from his
very favorite movie.
“I only have one favorite
movie, Black Panther,”
Cole said. “I like when
they battled in the movie.”
When attendees arrived,
they were greeted by a collection
of princesses and
superheroes portrayed by
LTHS volunteers. Director
of Public Relations &
Foundation Janine Wheeler
explained students always
enjoy having an opportunity
to give back to
the community.
“We have over 40 volunteers
today,” Wheeler
said. “We’re really hoping
it will be a fun day for everyone.
“It’s very important to
the school, and certainly
the foundation, to get our
students involved, especially
those that ultimately
receive scholarships.
Kolton Sherko has a blast at the Princesses & Superheroes event hosted by the LTHS Foundation on Sunday, Feb.
23, at LTHS’s East Campus. Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
They are very appreciative,
and they do come
out and volunteer for our
events. It’s that whole idea
of civic participation.”
The LTHS Foundation
supports the district
and offers students the
opportunity to apply for
and receive scholarships.
Proceeds from Princesses
& Superheroes will support
the foundation’s mission.
The next fundraising
event for the LTHS
Foundation will be its
annual golf outing, a ninehole
course, on June 17 at
Prairie Bluff Public Golf
Course.
“This will be our 21st
golf outing, and it is our
largest event,” Wheeler
said. “That’s an opportunity
where we not only
raise a lot of funds for
scholarships and grants,
The inaugural Princesses & Superheroes event included games, crafts, snacks and
more.
but also the students who
receive those come out
and volunteer and really
get to show their gratitude
to those who support us.”
More information about
attending the golf outing,
along with other ways to
support the LTHS Foundation,
can be found by
clicking the Community
Tab at lths.org.

6 | February 27, 2020 | the homer horizon Election 2020
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Congressional District 3 Democrats (4 for 1 nomination)
Charles M. Hughes
Age: 55
Residence: Chicago
Occupation: IBEW Local
19 with Nicor Gas
Prior political experience:
Precinct captain for
[Rep.] Bill Lipinski; led Hughes
“get out the vote” outreach
efforts; distributed campaign literature
and addressed voters’ concerns.
Why are you running for U.S. Congress
in the 3rd District of Illinois?
Charles M. Hughes is running for
Congress to find workable solutions to
the issues important to the community.
He intends to bring a fresh voice and
perspective to the district and encourage
transparent, accessible and citizen-focused
government. It’s the strong sense
of community that will fuel Hughes to
work every day to make our neighborhoods
better, safer and stronger.
What makes you the best candidate
for this position?
As Congressman, Charles M. Hughes
intends to:
• Introduce new student loan reforms
• Boost military and veteran mental
health resources
• Introduce immigration reform legislation
• Support tax reform
• Expand healthcare insurance plan
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• Support women’s right to choose
• Back union workers
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• Ensure job creation and fulfillment
• Create additional company retirement
savings contributions
• Encourage transparent, accessible
and citizen-focused government
Hughes will increase federal funds
that flow into communities to help fight
crime and keep neighborhoods safe and
strong.
As a pro-choice advocate, Hughes will
work to maintain aid to Israel, improve
the readiness of the U.S. military, support
DACA and look for the more than
800,000 Dreamers to continue to live,
work and improve the nation.
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing
the district, and what would you
do to solve them?
1. Affordable health insurance
Charles M. Hughes will expand health
insurance options to allow Americans to
enjoy the gold standard of plans. Similar
to the elite in Washington, D.C., Hughes
will ensure that Americans have choices
of health insurance plans that meet their
family’s needs.
2. The burden of student loans
As Congressman, Charles M. Hughes
will work to pass bill to end all interest
rates on student loans incurred through
two- and four-year universities, technical
and vocations schools.
3. Inadequate retirement savings
Charles M. Hughes will mandate that
all American companies will be required
to increase their retirement savings contributions
by 5 percent. Additionally,
Hughes will allow for increased IRA
contribution maximums.
The Homer Horizon
JULIE MCDERMED
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Marie Newman
Age: 55
Residence: La Grange
Occupation: Former
consulting firm owner,
senior marketing leader,
national nonprofit leader,
author and spokesperson
for Moms Demand Action
Illinois.
Daniel Lipinski
Age: 53
Residence: Western
Springs
Occupation: U.S. Congressman,
3rd District
Prior political experience:
8-term U.S. Congressman
Newman
Prior political experience: Previous
candidate for Congress in Illinois’
3rd District; former spokeswoman
for Moms Demand Action
Illinois.
Why are you running for U.S. Congress
in the 3rd District of Illinois?
Since January, our campaign has
hosted over 280 public meet and greets
with voters across the district. In all
of these conversations, what becomes
clear is that our community does not
feel represented in Washington. I am
running for Congress because I believe
that we need to deliver new representation
to the voices in our community that
Lipinski
Why are you seeking re-election as a
U.S. Congressman in the 3rd District
of Illinois?
Throughout my service in Congress, I
have established a strong record of policy
accomplishments that have helped
create jobs, expand access to affordable
healthcare, address climate change, improve
roads and public transit and bolster
education. I am seeking reelection
as Congressman for the 3rd District because
I remain passionately committed
to achieving commonsense solutions to
problems faced by my constituents and
our nation, and I have a track record of
being able to get things done.
What makes you the best candidate
for this position?
I am a problem solver who brings
people together to develop commonsense
solutions to the problems facing
have long been ignored. I am running
for Congress to help build an economy
that works for everyone and to build
bridges in all communities in Illinois’
3rd District.
What makes you the best candidate
for this position?
I believe that my experience, both
personal and professional, make me
the best candidate for this position.
My background is a robust intersection
of business leadership, nonprofit
leadership, community and legislative
advocacy, and a whole lot of luck. I
scrubbed floors to pay my way through
college and have lived through the experience
of going without health insurance,
and picking and choosing which
bills to pay and which to kick down
the road. I have been fortunate enough
to work my way out of this struggle,
but not everybody has the same luck
that I did. It shouldn’t come down to
luck. Everyone should have access to
the support systems that I did. And
that’s why I am running for Congress,
to help build an economy that works
my constituents, enabling me to deliver
results. I’m not afraid to roll up my
sleeves and work with others, regardless
of party or ideology, and get things
done.
Much of the disastrous gridlock in
our country can be attributed to a hyper-partisan
system that punishes bipartisan
cooperation and a national political
system that rewards extremism
over workable compromise solutions.
My opponents make grand promises
about fixing our healthcare system or
addressing climate change without being
honest about the costs, the risks
or the actual details. I work collaboratively
with elected officials at all levels,
as well as local organizations and
community members to best serve my
constituents.
What are the Top 3 issues you see facing
the district, and what would you
do to solve them?
Healthcare costs are soaring, and
reform is desperately needed to make
care more affordable and accessible
for individuals and working families.
Too often, families are burdened with
skyrocketing healthcare bills, which
can make it difficult for them to buy a
house, provide their kids with a good

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for all of us.
What are the Top 3 issues
you see facing the district,
and what would you do to
solve them?
1. The greatest issue we
face is the cost, lack of choice,
onerous restrictions and neverending
struggle for Americans
to access healthcare. I believe
healthcare is a right, not a
privilege, and I believe that
a tried and true healthcare
model like Medicare for All
will be the most practical
solution. We can take a
working program and improve
it with hearing, dental, vision
and long-term care, and
then methodically roll out to
everyone over time.
2. Right now, far too many
Americans are working two
and three jobs to cover all
of their expenses. There is
a growing income divide in
our country that needs to be
education or simply meet everyday
expenses.
I remain committed to working
with all of my colleagues
to ensure that Americans can
get the care they need, without
risking severe financial
hardship or bankruptcy. My
colleagues and I in the bipartisan
House Problem Solvers
Caucus spent several months
deliberating proposals to improve
the Affordable Care
Act and settled on a compromise
that would significantly
reduce premiums for health
insurance.
I have worked extensively
since the passage of the Affordable
Care Act to improve
it and to make insurance
through the exchanges truly
affordable. This past year, I
helped pass the Strengthening
Health Care and Lowering
Prescription Drug Costs
Act, which helps states set
up their own insurance marketplaces,
expands funding
for marketing and awareness
for the ACA. I also helped
pass the Lower Drug Costs
addressed. We need practical
solutions that will make
life easier for all of us, such
as a livable wage, paid family
leave, more affordable pharmaceutical
drugs, universal
childcare, more affordable
pathways to college, the list
goes on.
3. Finally, across
this country, all of our
communities are affected by
the crisis of gun violence.
As the former spokesperson
for Moms Demand Action
Illinois, I believe we can
effectively support the Second
Amendment and dramatically
reduce gun violence by
fighting for commonsense
solutions like universal
background checks, red flag
laws, an assault weapon ban,
and requiring purchasers to be
trained, certified, and licensed
with insurance.
Now Act to make prescription
drugs more affordable
for working families and
seniors.
Improving local transportation
is also a major focus as
our region is a transportation
hub of the nation, and we have
some of the country’s worst
congestion on our roads, rails
and airports, which means lost
time with our families and a
less competitive economy.
Over the years, I have brought
back over $600 million in
funds for local transportation
projects for roads, bridges,
public transit, rail and bikes/
pedestrians.
Another issue we face is job
creation and growing goodpaying
jobs in our district. I
have focused on the revitalization
of American manufacturing
in the district and
investing in research that will
help produce technological
advancement, and prepare and
train our workforce so that we
have the skilled employees to
keep America at the forefront
of innovation.
Rush Darwish
Age: 42
Residence:
Palos Hills
Occupation:
Small business
owner
Prior political
experience:
Darwish
Executive Board of AMVOTE
PAC; Chicago Mayor Lori
Lightfoot’s Transition Committee
for Transportation and Infrastructure
Why are you running for U.S.
Congress in the 3rd District
of Illinois?
I am running because I believe
that it is time for a middle-class
person to represent
the middle class. I’m a small
business owner and community
activist who has lived in Chicagoland
for almost my whole
life and in the 3rd District for
more than 15 years. I’m also
a humanitarian and not a politician,
and I believe that it is time
for our elected officials to take
a more humanitarian approach
to our politics.
What makes you the best candidate
for this position?
I believe that my experience
understanding the struggles
that everyday Americans go
through puts me in a position
to best represent the people of
the 3rd District. I grew up in a
working-class immigrant family,
so I understand what it is like
to struggle to make ends meet.
As a small business-owner and
community activist, I know
that too many of my neighbors
and friends are having a
hard time keeping up with the
cost of healthcare or finding a
job that pays them a real living
wage.
This is the understanding
I will bring to Congress. I’m
a humanitarian, not a politician.
I understand these issues
because I’m a middle-class
American. We need one of us in
Congress.
What are the Top 3 issues you
see facing the district, and
what would you do to solve
them?
The first is healthcare. I believe
that we need to treat
healthcare as a human right so
that all people, no matter their
income, can get the care they
need. At the same time, I do
not believe that the government
should be in the business of
telling families that they cannot
have a choice when it comes
to their healthcare. I believe in
Medicare for all who want it, so
that all Americans have access
to healthcare and have a choice
when it comes to which plan
they choose.
We also need better access
to jobs here in the 3rd District.
Too many district residents —
and too many Americans across
the country — are stuck in a cycle
of low-wage work that does
not provide a pathway to the
middle class and to financial
security. If elected, I will work
to start an Economic Development
Center of the 3rd District,
which I’m calling EDC3 for
short, to bring together unions,
small business and other stakeholders
together to get 3rd
District residents into jobs that
pay $20 per hour and up. This
would help spur wage growth
in the district and make families
more financially secure.
Finally, I believe that we
need to provide a pathway to
citizenship for all immigrants.
My parents, like many families
across the 3rd District, came to
this country looking for better
opportunities. While we struggled
when I was growing up,
my parents managed to become
citizens and build a successful
small business. I understand
that the American Dream cuts
across countries and continents,
and I want to be able to provide
the opportunity for every family
that has come here to pursue
it like my family did. We need
to ensure that all immigrants
that are already here can be put
on a path to citizenship.
Restaurant Week runs through March 1
Submitted by Heritage Corridor
Business Alliance
The Heritage Corridor Business
Alliance is in the midst
of hosting its first Restaurant
Week.
The Restaurant Week, which
began Sunday, Feb. 23, and runs
through Sunday, March 1, has a
number of participating restaurants,
including one in Homer
Glen, offering various specials
throughout the week.
The Homer Glen restaurant
participating is Chesdan’s Pizzeria
& Grille, which has buy
one pasta dinner and get the
second pasta dinner half off or
25 percent off any size pizza.
These Chesdan’s specials cannot
be used with any other offer,
special or coupon and are dinein
only.
Other participating restaurants
include Corner Stone Tavern,
Tap House Grill, Quarry
Pub & Grill, 3 Corners Grill &
Tap, Fork & Spoon Cafe, Next
Mex, Rustic Knead and Jimbo’s
Pizza, all of which are in Lemont,
as well as Stagecoach Saloon,
which is in Lockport.
A Facebook drawing in which
the winner will receive gift
cards from each participating
restaurant is also running. Diners
should ask for the specials
and mention they are participating
in Restaurant Week.
For more information on
the drawing and Restaurant
Week, visit business.myhcba.
com/events/details/restaurantweek-2020-1777.

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because he had an eyelid that rubs his
eye and had caused infections. He is fully
recovered and had a dental, up-to-date
on shots, micro-chipped and fecal and
heart-worm tested negative. He would
do best with older children. For more
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501c3 rescue.
Do you want to see your pet pictured as The Homer Horizon’s Pet of the Week? Send your
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School News
Lockport Township High
School
LTHS announces high honor
roll for first semester
Members of the LTHS
Class of 2022 named to
the first semester high
honor roll for the 2019-
2020 school year include:
Peyton Abdel-Razik,
Vanessa Aguirre, Jacob
Ahrens, Maryam Ajibola,
Aleena Alfaro, Tammer
Ali, Gabriel Allen-Cidon,
Alvaro Alvarez, Michelle
Alvarez Martinez, Sameriah
Alvarez, Elizabeth
Anderson, Alyssa Andrews,
Jasmyn Annan,
Joshua Antonio, Hannah
Applebee, Mitchell Arndt,
Julian Arzuaga, Nicolette
Auriemma, Aldona Babel,
Leah Baker, Alyssa Bates,
William Belczak, Aria
Beno, Cristi Bentley, Julia
Berglund, Jorie Bielik,
Georgina Bielski, Lauryn
Biggus, Kara Billings, Allison
Bobek, Hayley Bogdan,
Syeda Bokhari, Jacob
Boniecki, Caitlin Bosko,
Brooke Boster, Christina
Byers, James Calvert, Victoria
Campbell, Charlize
Cardona, Hannah Carlson,
Sophia Carrozza,
Katelyn Cavallo, Iris Cazares,
Maya Chandarana,
Carmen Joanne Chavez,
Grace Christopher, Henry
Cichowski, Taylor Cobb,
Emma Cochonour, Mikayla
Edrianne Cocjin, Jacob
Collins, Logan Collom,
Lauren Connelly, Paul
Contreras, Bianca Corral,
Nicholas Costello, Anna
Crabbe, Andrew Crosby,
Giovan Cullotta, Katherine
Cunningham, Gabriel
Czako, Ella Davidson,
Reagan Davidson, Ashley
DeBlecourt, Cameryn
DeBlecourt, Nicole DeLeon,
Karli DeMarco, Ellie
Denk, Kyra DeNormandie,
James Derrig, Phoebe Diamond,
Abigail DiFilippo,
Anelise DiGiovanni, Anna
Domina, Dayna Dominguez,
Daniel Doyle, Lucas
Dunlap, Ryan Durbin,
Ryann Dykstra, Cameron
Edenburn, Adam Eminger,
Emma Ericson, Charlotte
Fahrner, Dana Fakhreddine,
Alex Farkasch, Michael
Faybik, Madeline
Felonk, Eileen Ferriter,
Anthony Ficek, Gabriela
Fiedor, Megan Flemming,
Grace Flynn, Alexis Fontaine,
Emma Forbes, Emily
Formella, Nolan Foster,
Hope French, Francesca
Frieri, Emma Fry, Nicholas
Fudala, Emily Gad,
Caden Gallagher, Ethan
Gallagher, Kennedy Galloy,
James Gannon, McKenna
Ganser, Antonio
Garcia Moreno, Matthew
Gardner, Willow Raistlin
Garrett, Dominik Gasienica,
Emily Gattone,
Giavonna Gavin, Ashley
Gibbs, Norah Gillogly,
Lynsey Glenn, Braeden
Goebbert, Joel Gonzalez,
Olivia Gorgol, Mary Elizabeth
Greenlaw, Bredge
Gutierrez, Julia Habas,
Zoe Halatek, Kailynn
Hall-Myrick, Claire Hamaker,
Andrew Handzel,
Luke Hasenbank, Michael
Hasso, Roselyn Heduvor,
Alexander Heidelberg,
Heather Heintz, Sydney
Hemker, Audrey Henderson,
Samantha Hernandez,
Teresa Hernandez-Gonzalez,
Kendal Herschbach,
Natalie Homerding,
Joseph Houlihan, Emilia
Hughes, Myah Hughes,
Taya Ingram, Victor Izquierdo,
Emily Jackowiak,
Narjis Jafferi, Megan
Janik, Edgaras Jarusevicius,
Jumana Jawhar, Tyler
Jenczmionka, Jeremy Jensen,
Angelina Jerantowski,
Isabella Jilek, Milca
Jimenez, Douglas Johnson,
Tyler Johnson, Emilia
Jurzyk, John Kajmowicz,
Nathan Kaminski, Blake
Kashark, Ahmad Kawash,
Rebecca Kazmierczak,
Natalie Keltner, Brandon
Kemp, Madison Kesteloot,
Morgan Kesteloot, Kyle
Kevish, Brooke Kielczynski,
Nicole Kijania,
Derek Kind, Skylar Kirchman,
Cora Kleber, Paige
Knight, Jessia Knippenberg,
Hannah Kofira, Megan
Kolpacki, Nicholas
Korosa, Maya Kosieniak,
Natasha Kozal, Samuel
Koziol, Abigail Kreczmer,
Gwennyth Kriha, Aspen
Kropf, Jackson Krysinski,
Michal Kuderski, Isabel
Kwak, Polixeni Lavvas,
Kaitlyn Lesczynski, Gabriella
Lewis, Allison
Leyden, Brian Leyden,
Rebecca Leyden, Meadow
Limoncello, Evan Litynski,
Margaret Livesey,
Andrew LoPresti, Santino
Lozano, Emma Mackin,
Caroline Maier, Colin Majewski,
Jessica Manson,
Amelia Marchese, Sophia
Marcial, Kasey Markusic,
Patrick Marshall, Anthony
Martens, Matthew Martinez,
Vanessa Martinez,
Arianna Mata, Allison
Mateja, Eliza Mattson,
Sarah Matuszek, Christopher
Maude, Brodan Mc-
Carthy, Jazmin Bianca
Mendoza, Cheri Michalek,
Matas Mikuckas, Monika
Mikuckas, Olivia Milker,
Patricia Miszczak, Kailyn
Mitchell, Joshua Mladic,
John Molinski, Alexa
Montenegro, Dylan Morgan,
Jessica Mueller, Max
Mueller, Thomas Mula,
Dominick Mulica, Vielka
Munoz, Benjamin Murdoch,
Shannon Murtaugh,
Amanda Musial, Payton
Myers, Terryona Nabors,
Jessica Nosalik, Colin
OBoyle, Emily OBoyle,
Abigail Obradovic, Delaney
OBrien, Lindsay Oldendorf,
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Police Reports
Retired police officer
badge, handcuffs are
among items reported
stolen from vehicle
A retired police officer
badge, set of handcuffs,
employee ID and FOID
card reportedly were stolen
Feb. 8 from an unlocked
vehicle that was
entered on the 13000 block
of S. Thicket Court.
Feb. 9
• Nicholas Breier, 38, of
7100 110th St. in Worth,
was charged with criminal
trespass to property at W.
Renmore Road.
Feb. 7
• Deputies were reportedly
told by the Lawrence
County Sheriff’s Office
in Missouri that a 2018
Dodge Ram had been stolen
from their county and
was believed to be at a
residence in Homer Glen.
Deputies located the truck
and spoke to a man who
said he had just purchased
the truck from offerup.
com and paid a man cash
for it and received a vehicle
bill of sale, according
to police.
The man was further questioned,
and it is believed
the man was unaware
the truck had been stolen
when purchasing it, police
said. The truck theft remains
under investigation.
• A purse and makeup bag
reportedly was stolen from
the inside of a vehicle
that had its side window
smashed out Feb. 7 in the
Bonfire restaurant parking
lot at 15905 S. Bell Road.
Feb. 4
• Krystian Pawlikowski,
18, of 6429 W. 83rd Place
in Burbank, was cited for
reckless driving and aggravated
speeding at W. 159th
St. and S. Cedar Road, police
said.
Jan. 31
• Tara J. Kernats, 35, of
14706 Cricketwood in
Homer Glen, was cited for
alleged aggravated driving
while having a revoked
license, possession of a
fraudulent driver’s license,
obstructing identification,
driving while having a revoked
license, no rear registration
lights, improper
turn and operating an uninsured
motor vehicle at
W. Martingale Lane and S.
Bell Road. She was held
on an active warrant out
of DuPage County and an
active warrant out of Mc-
Cook County.
Editor’s note: The Homer
Horizon’s police reports
come from the Will County
Sheriff’s Department’s online
news bulletin service. Anyone
listed in these reports is considered
to be innocent of all
charges until proven guilty in
a court of law.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
Men wearing masks,
wielding handguns take
vehicle by force in parking
lot
Two masked men wielding
handguns took a vehicle,
wallet and purse from
two people who were sitting
in the parking lot of
an Orland Park Jewel-Osco
shortly after midnight
Feb. 18.
Police responded at
12:14 a.m. to what they
classified as a vehicular
hijacking in the parking lot
of the store at 17930 Wolf
Road. Two people were
sitting inside of a vehicle
in a “desolated area” of the
lot when another vehicle
pulled up behind them, according
to a press release
issued the same day by the
Orland Park Police Department.
The men opened the
doors of the victims’ vehicle
and ordered them to get
out, police said. The men
allegedly removed a wallet
and purse from the victims
before driving away with
the vehicle.
No one was injured in
school
From Page 9
sa Olson, Gabriela Olszanski,
Christian Onate, Savana
Ortiz, Zachary Ottolino,
Lucas Pajeau, Vincent Palumbo,
Dennis Papafotopoulos,
Brinda Parikh,
Alexander Pastrana, Sarah
Pavela, Noah Peake,
Carly Pearson, Matthew
Peloso, Lauren Petraski,
Ashley Phillips, Hannah
Pietrzycki, Ema Pilelis,
Morgan Piontek, Kenadee
Pitchford, Emily Pogwizd,
Rachel Pokorski, Emalee-
Ann Potocki, Alexis Poulos,
Emma Punter, Nathan
Quinn, Alyssa Rada, Nicole
Radulski, Mireyna
the vehicular hijacking,
according to Lt. Ken Rosinski.
One of the men was described
by police as black,
5-foot-8, with a thin build,
in his late teens to early
20s, wearing all black,
including a hooded sweatshirt
and a mask that covered
the lower half of his
face, as well as possibly
wearing red Nike Air Jordan
sneakers. The other
man was described as
black, 6 feet tall, in his late
teens to early 20s, wearing
skinny jeans and a gray
hooded sweatshirt, with a
black mask covering his
face, and possibly wearing
white/cream Nike Huarache
shoes.
Police said the investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with more information
is asked to call
Orland Park Police at
(708) 349-4111.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.
For more, visit OPPrai
rieDaily.com.
FROM THE NEW LENOX PATRIOT
New Lenox boy raising
money for Australian
Ramos, Amber Ranney,
Isabella Rarick, Paul Rasp,
Madison Renfro, Kaylie
Richardson, Olivia Rivera,
Benjamin Roark, Keegan
Roberson, Sophia Rodrigues,
Adrienne Rodriguez,
Cristina Rodriguez,
Miriam Rodriguez, Isaiah
Rogers, Nicolette Rose,
Braeden Roth, Rileigh
Rubar, Ivo Ruiz, Benjamin
Ryan, Courtney Ryan,
John Ryan, Nathan Rybicki,
Tanya Sacinski, Nadia
Salcik, Trevor Salutric,
Madeline Sanford, Ronald
Schiek, Dylan Schmutzler,
Madelyn Schuldt, Ethan
Schulz, Vanessa Scialabba,
Hope Seifert, Joshua Senodenos,
Leyan Shaar, Wafeeq
Shekoni, Kara Shields,
Wildfire relief
Walking into Harrison
Barker’s bedroom is like
stepping into a jungle —
but not in the way most
7-year-old’s rooms are.
The New Lenox boy is
the definition of an animal
enthusiast. His room even
has its own “zoo” — a
wooden replica of a zoo’s
exhibit cages — filled with
stuffed animals.
When Harrison heard
about the Australian wildfires
and how they are affecting
the animals there,
he knew he had to help.
The soon-to-be 8-yearold
set a goal of raising
$600 by his birthday on
March 16 to donate to relief
efforts of Australian
Wildlife. As of press time,
he had raised $706.22.
“I think he is the biggest
animal enthusiast I’ve
ever met,” said Rebecca
Barker, Harrison’s mother.
“When he learned about
[the Australian wildfires]
from a friend at school and
the koalas were going to
be possibly extinct, he got
upset. But then, he got encouraged
and said, ‘Well,
how can I help?’”
Sydney Shields, Cassandra
Shore, Katelyn Siadak,
Nora Sichak, Elise Signore,
Victoria Smith, Elizabeth
Sochacki, Cole Spizzirri,
Madeline Stachacz,
Benjamin Staley, Cassidy
Stangel, Karolina Stasik,
Megan Stevens, Michael
Strahanoski, Kaira Stricklin,
Catherine Suchocki,
Danielle Sulich, Jack
Sullivan, Sean Svoboda,
Dania Sweis, Jacob Szewczyk,
John Szwab, Megan
Tanquilut, Sydney Thies,
Christa Thomas, Hayden
Timosciek, Mark Tor, Josalyn
Treadwell, Demetria
Tsiros, Sofija Tunkevicius,
Lukas Turner, Paulina
Ulinskas, Michael Ungaro,
Aaron Paul Vales, Jordyn
Rebecca found a program
called Visionary
Wildlife Warriors, which
works in conjunction with
the Australia Zoo Wildlife
Warriors and the family of
Steve Irwin to help children
ages 4-17 learn more
about animals, and raise
awareness and funds to
help them.
Harrison enlisted the
help of his parents to help
spread the word about his
fundraiser via social media.
The Barkers reached
out to friends and family
and even went door-todoor
to some of Harrison’s
favorite local businesses.
To donate to Harrison’s
fundraiser or to learn more,
visit vww2020.everydayhero.com/au/harrison.
Reporting by Erin Redmond,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit NewLenoxPatriot
Daily.com.
FROM THE TINLEY JUNCTION
Tinley-Frankfort girls BSA
troop reflects on first year
as group
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Vanoni, Nicholas Vassilakis,
Dylan Vilcek, Kaylie
Vlna, Charlotte Vollmer,
Hunter Ward, John Ward,
Eva Warner, Emmalie
Wasilewski, Alexandra
Way, Olivia Webb, Abigail
Weber, Carter Weidemann,
Grace Weisner, Samantha
Weisner, Grace Whitman,
Nathan Williams, Connor
Wilson, Mackenzie Wilson,
Jenna Winge, Sean
Winters, Emma Wood, Reese
Young, Trevor Zacek,
Jakob Zajkowski, Daniel
Zeglen, Caley Zukowski
and Brendan Zurek.
School News is compiled by
Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@
homerhorizon.com.

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Top Web Stories
From HomerHorizonDaily.com from
Monday, Feb. 24.
1. Porters send four wrestlers to state
competition
2. Girls Bowling: Porters win sectional
championship title by 846 pins
3. Couples, families head to White Castle
for Valentine’s Day
4. Pet of the Week: Lexi
5. Police Reports: Purse and makeup bag
reported stolen from vehicle broken into
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From the Editor
Doing further research for upcoming election
Thomas Czaja
tom@homerhorizon.com
In a recent column, I
wrote about the now
almost here Illinois
primary elections on
March 17.
At that time, I spoke
about early voting hours,
registering to vote and
the general importance of
each of us doing our part
and going out and voting.
Now, in this week’s
issue, we have the
candidate questionnaires
for U.S. Congressional
District 3 Democrats on
Pages 6-7. This was a
tight primary the last time
around, when incumbent
Dan Lipinski was able to
fend off Marie Newman,
who is once again
challenging him for the
seat.
They definitely each
have differing outlooks
on various viewpoints
and distinct visions
for the future and the
constituencies they
represent, which could
be said for all four
candidates featured in the
questionnaires. This is
a race that continues to
garner a lot of attention
both in this area and
nationally, and it will be
interesting how it ends.
Of course, while these
questionnaires provide
a basis on some of what
these candidates are
about, I think it is more
than worthwhile to go
check out their websites,
continue to do further
research and make as
informed of a choice as
one possibly can for the
election.
Next week, we will
have questionnaires
for Republicans in the
primary for this same
District 3 race. Those
will showcase their
viewpoints, and I plan to
again address the election
more in this space then.
While the U.S.
presidential primary
and general election of
course garners the most
attention, this District 3
race remains a big one,
choosing between a
longtime elected official
in Lipinski or choosing
a new face and direction
going forward.
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On Feb. 5, 2019, that
Boy Scouts Troop 732 had
its first official meeting.
The all girls troop —
which now has seven
Scouts primarily from
Tinley Park and Frankfort
— is making a name for
themselves as they continue
to climb the ranks and
achieve more milestones.
According to Scoutmaster
Dave Geekie, the
Scouts have done greater
than 70 hours of service
in the last year, earned 38
merit badges and 14 rank
advancements.
“To be honest, I think
the troop that we have now
that’s growing together
has probably achieved
more things in the year
than I thought they would
initially,” Geekie said.
“That’s ranks, merit badges
and some of the outside
experiences that we’ve
done.”
Lily Bonovich, a sixthgrader
at Hilda Walker
School in Tinley, said
her favorite part of being
a member of the troop is
attending the meetings
because she enjoys all the
activities they do and seeing
all of her new friends.
“I see them normally
when I go to troop, but
there’s a few in the troop
that go to the same school
as me,” she said.
Lily’s mother, Anne,
said they are a “Scouting
family,” with her husband,
Earl, as the Scoutmaster
for boys Troop 237 and her
son an Eagle Scout.
“Seeing what my son
went through, too, they do
get a lot of skills,” Anne
said. “From first aid to —
you wouldn’t think tying
knots would be useful,
but it does become useful.
They do the camping thing
a lot, so they learn about
cooking [and] cleaning up
after themselves.”
Reporting by Jacquelyn
Schlabach, Editor. For more,
visit TinleyJunctionDaily.
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Scanning the scene
Area nightlife and entertainment
highlighted, Page 19
Family, friends and fish Mokena
VFW expands popular Fish Fry Fridays with local
legend in the kitchen, Page 20
Fifth annual mother son dance has Hawaiian theme at Schilling, Page 15
Boys practice their dance moves while their mothers watch at the Mother-Son Luau held on Friday, Feb. 21, at Schilling School. Jesse Wright/22nd Century Media

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Pastor Column
Challenging oneself to do more during Lent
Pastor Dana O’Brien
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
The 40-day season
of Lent, celebrated
by many Christians,
begins this week on Ash
Wednesday. Traditionally,
Lent is a time of repentance
and renewal, a time
to deepen our relationship
with God as we prepare
for the passion, death and
resurrection of Jesus.
In addition to prayer,
fasting and study emphasized
during Lent, many
people also choose to
“give up something” during
this period — often
luxury items like chocolate,
coffee or alcohol.
Going without helps us to
appreciate how dependent
upon God we are. It also
enables us to identify,
just a bit better, with the
sacrifices Jesus made and
with those who daily live
without much of which
we take for granted.
However, even when we
successfully give up a
luxury item for the entire
Lenten season, when all
is said and done, we are
usually the only ones
impacted.
So, what if this year,
we try something a bit
different? For those of
us who want to continue
to give something up,
why don’t we go without
something that impacts
those around us? What
about giving up complaining
or interrupting
others during this 40-day
period? Or maybe give
up hypocrisy or lying or
criticizing others for the
entirety of Lent. I’m betting
it will be much more
difficult than giving up
dessert, but it will also be
much more rewarding.
Or, instead of giving up
something this year, what
about “adding something”
as your Lenten
discipline. For example,
what if we all commit to
doing one act of kindness
each day during Lent.
It could be as simple as
writing a thank you note,
shoveling a neighbor’s
sidewalk, posting something
encouraging on
social media or returning
a shopping cart at the
store. On some days, we
could do something really
challenging like forgiving
someone, or praying for
someone who is hard to
pray for or stepping out of
our comfort zone to get to
know someone new.
Indeed, what if every
morning during Lent, we
each pray that God would
put people in our paths
for whom we could do
something kind. And then
each day, we’ll actually
look for the people God
sends to us. And, here’s
the thing — when we are
on the lookout for people
to help, we are much more
likely to see the needs all
around us.
Certainly, you can still
give up chocolate or coffee
or whatever this year,
but why not also try one
of the suggestions above
during this Lenten season?
I guarantee it will make
your Lenten journey more
meaningful for you, and
for those around you.
The opinions of this column
are that of the writer. They do
not necessarily reflect those
of The Homer Horizon.
FAITH BRIEFS
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
(14719 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Soup Suppers During Lent
6-7:15 p.m. March 4, 11,
18 and 25 and April 1. Soup
suppers will take place on
each of the Wednesdays
in Lent. Attendees will
gather for a soup supper
and then spend some time
in fellowship and worship.
Meals start at 6 p.m., and
everything is done around
7:15 p.m.
Nursery for Children
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Parishioners
may use the
nursery for their children
up to age 3 during services.
There is a Kids Klub
for children in grades 4-5
during the service.
Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays
Open to anyone ready to
discuss the Bible.
Christian Life Church
(15609 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Sunday Service
10 a.m.
EDGE Youth Service
7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish
(16043 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Soup Supper and Stations
of the Cross
Friday, Feb. 28. The
Soup Supper will run from
6-7 p.m., followed by Stations
of the Cross from
7-7:30 p.m.
Weekend Mass
5 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Sunday
Confessions
4-4:45 p.m. Saturdays;
8:30 a.m. every first Friday
Holy Hour
First Friday of each
month with 8 a.m. Mass
followed by exposition of
the blessed sacrament at
8:30 a.m. and concluding
with benediction at 9 a.m.
Council of Catholic Women
7 p.m. Second Tuesday
of the month.
Women of the parish
meet to discuss its needs.
The group also hosts a
monthly charity bake sale.
St. Bernard Parish
(13030 W. 143rd St., Homer Glen)
Stations of the Cross
9:30 a.m. Fridays during
Lent: Feb. 28; March 6,
13, 20 and 27; and April 3.
Happy Hours (Seniors)
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Seniors meet monthly for
food, fun and fellowship.
St. Bernards Kids’ Choir
4:30-6 p.m. Thursdays.
All children in grades
first through eighth are
welcome to join choir.
A permission slip to join
can be obtained through
Julie Kane at the table by
the church exit or through
one’s RE teacher.
Weekday Worship
9:30 a.m. weekdays.
Communion Service on
Thursdays.
Weekend Worship
4:30 p.m. Saturdays.
8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and
11:30 a.m. every Sunday.
Confession
3:30-4:15 p.m. First
and third Saturday of the
month. Confessions are
also available upon request
at any time.
Community Choir Practice
7:30-9 p.m. Thursdays.
Parish members ages 16
and older may join the
choir. The choir needs vocalists
and instrumentalists.
For more information,
join the weekly rehearsal
or contact the music director,
Julie Kane, after Mass
on Sundays.
Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church
(14610 S. Will Cook Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10
a.m. Sunday School. For
more information, call
(708) 645-0652.
Adult Bible Study
9-9:45 a.m., first and
third Sundays of the month
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church
(15625 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen)
Sunday Services
8:15 a.m. Orthros; 9:30
a.m. Divine Liturgy; 10
a.m. Sunday School. For
more information, call
(708) 645-0652.
New Life Community Church - Homer
Glen
(14832 W. 163rd St., Homer Glen)
Weekly Worship Services
10 a.m. Sundays; for
more information, call
(815) 838-1416.
Parkview Christian Church - Homer Glen
(14367 W. 159th St., Homer Glen)
Senior Connections
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m.. Orland
Park Campus, 11110
Orland Parkway, Orland
Park. Second Friday of
the month, chili lunch
and program. The cost is
$10, and Pastor Chaz will
speak. To RSVP, call (708)
478-7477 ext. 272 or email
merry-o@att.net.
Sunday Services
9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and
noon, Sundays.
First United Methodist Church of
Lockport
(1000 S. Washington St., Lockport)
Circle of Love
9 a.m. Wednesdays.
Circle of Love provides
diapers, feminine and
incontinence products
to clients who are qualified
to use the local FISH
Food Pantry. For more
information, call (815)
838-1017.
Christ Community Church
(13400 Bell Road, Lemont)
Sunday Worship
9:30 a.m. Sundays. Worship
is casual.
Have something for Faith
Briefs? Contact Assistant
Editor Benjamin Conboy at
b.conboy@22ndcentury
media.com or call (708) 326-
9170 ext. 15. Information is
due by noon Thursday one
week prior to publication.

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Schilling Mother-Son Luau has more than 400 attendees
2
Colorful leis, shell
necklaces given
out at annual event
Jesse Wright
Freelance Reporter
Schilling School mothers
and their sons were
recently transported to an
island paradise.
On the evening of Friday,
Feb. 21, those moms
and their boys danced the
night away at the school’s
annual mother and son
dance. The evening’s
theme was a Hawaiian
luau, and the event offered
an opportunity for
crafts, games, mother and
son photos, snacks, and,
of course, dancing.
This was the fifth year
the school has hosted a
mother and son dance,
and for Homer Glen
mom Valerie Miller, the
evening was perhaps
even more special than
usual.
Miller, a longtime volunteer
with the Parent
Teacher Organization
there, started the dance
tradition, and this year
was her final year organizing
the event.
“Well, the PTO president
came to me and said,
‘You have three boys,
and would you like to do
a mother/son thing?,’ and
I said, ‘absolutely,’” she
recalled of how the dance
started.
Miller said she envisioned
an event where
moms could get photos
with their young sons,
maybe dance with them
and watch them have fun
with their friends. She
wanted an event where
moms could watch their
children be children, with
other children, and go
home with photo memories
of the experience.
And so, the mother and
son dance was created.
Lisa Valentine was a
first-time attendee with
her first-grader, Cody and
said they enjoyed their
time spent together bonding
there.
“The kids are entertained,”
she said. “It’s
well organized. The theme
was fun, and the picture
props are great.
“[Cody] liked running
around the gym with [his]
friends.”
Meanwhile, Nicole Badillo
attended the event
for a third time.
“They always have a
great time,” she said “The
kids do, the parents do
and there’s games for kids
to play and pictures for
the parents. This year’s
dance is really nice. I like
the luau theme. It makes
you think of summer.”
Her second-grader,
Nicolas, said he was having
a good time. He added
that he likes the school.
“Everything except
homework,” he said.
Nicolas also did not get
into the dancing.
“He ran around a bit;
he’s not really a dancer,”
Nicole said.
But whether moms and
sons danced or not, the
event offered plenty for
everyone, as it has done in
the past.
The PTO has also organized
the dances around
retro themes, country and
the theme of “I love you
to the moon and back.”
“It’s great, because the
moms get into it,” Miller
said. “They like to dress
up in theme.”
This year’s event drew
410 attendees, or about
200 mother and son duos.
Duos pay $25, plus an additional
$5 per son, and
while most of the money
goes to paying for the
event, Miller said it is
likewise a fundraiser for
the PTO, too.
“They may make $500
to $1,000, but that goes
back to the teachers for
classroom stuff,” Miller
said.
She said she is pleased
that every year she has
watched her brainchild
grow in popularity, and
she is hopeful it will continue
to grow without her
going forward.
“I’m hoping to pass the
torch,” she said. “It’s been
wonderful making memories.
I have all the photos
from all the years on my
fridge.”
This past Friday’s dance
made more memories, as
dozens of mothers and
sons dressed up in brightly
colored Hawaiian shirts
while moms got leis as a
door prize, and their sons
got shell necklaces.
This year’s theme was
also previously used for
a daddy daughter dance
Miller helped organize
several years ago.
“We did it a couple of
years ago with the daddy
daughter dance, and we
saved everything. So, I
thought to recycle it. It’s
been in my garage for two
years, so I thought we’d
recycle it, and I was running
out of themes,” Miller
laughed.
Recycled or not, moms
and sons rated the dance
a hit.
Kristin DiGuido, a
third-time attendee said
her son wanted to come
because he has had a good
time in the past, as has
she.
Marty Pavlik takes aim at a stack of cans at a bean bag challenge at the Mother-Son
Luau on Friday, Feb. 21, at Schilling School. He earned himself a pair of sunglasses
in the challenge. Photos by Jesse Wright/22nd Century Media
Lindsey Bearlund dances during the Hawaiian hula dance contest at the Mother-Son
Luau.
“It’s nice,” DiGuido
said. “I’m glad for him to
go out and see his friends
after school, and it’s nice
to see the other parents we
usually don’t get to see
during the school year.”
They were among those
who did not end up dancing.
“He’s just running
around. No dancing,” she
laughed.
The next daddy daughter
dance is scheduled
to be held in April. That
dance will have a retro
1980s theme.

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crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park
Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur
Across
1. Diamond stat.
4. New Lenox is in
this county
8. Brooks of “The
Producers”
11. Auctioneer’s
closing word
13. Midafternoon
14. “The Sounds
of India” musician,
first name
15. Chicken ___
16. Orderly
18. Piano part
20. Steakhouse
sound
21. Windswept spot
23. Thirteen popes
24. Refuse
28. Lubricator
30. Floor brush
31. ___ the torpedoes!
33. Sombrero, e.g.
36. Gives a boost to
37. Bo of “10”
38. Multiple-country
money
39. Salty water
40. Bottom-ofletter
abbr.
41. Nelson Ridge
principal, first
42. Flower holder
43. Ring site
45. Rocker Billy
48. Japanese food
fish
49. Dwarf tree
51. Answers an
invitation
55. Balling up
59. Nose-bag
contents
61. Squire
62. Charisma
63. Conclude--___
up
64. Mind reader’s
“gift”
65. Engine noise
66. A type of evidence
Down
1. “Shoot”
2. Internet-based call
solution
3. High-spirited joy
4. Question
5. Collection agcy.
6. Cause to
7. Bruce and Gypsy Rose
8. Ball material
9. Heinous ways
10. Itchy dog’s woe
12. Commonly rented
item
13. Letter-shaped opening
14. Level
17. Wood factory
19. Molecule part
22. Squirrel or mouse
24. Government lending
group’s
25. 1990 Indy 500 winner
Luyendyk
26. Star Wars Jedi
27. Votes against
28. Brunch fare
29. India ____
32. Indirect path
33. ‘’Les Miserables’’
author Victor
34. Saudi citizen, for one
35. Get muscles into
good shape
37. ___ gratias
38. Long and slippery
sea creature
41. Dr.’s orders
42. Course of action
44. Disgusted pirate
outburst
45. Indiana, for one
46. Like draft beer
47. Jacob’s twin
49. Fashionable clothing
store
50. Frankenstein’s assistant,
in film
52. Solemn promise
53. Buddy
54. Sax immortal Getz
56. Head of England
57. Introduction, in a
way
58. PBS relative
60. Place for a hot tub
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HOMER GLEN
Front Row
(14903 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen; (708) 645-
7000)
7 p.m. Wednesdays:
Trivia
LOCKPORT
Port Noir
(900 S. State St.,
Lockport; (815) 834-
9463)
■6 ■ p.m. - 12 a.m.
Thursdays: Comedy
Bingo
■6 ■ p.m. - 12 a.m. Fridays
and Saturdays:
Live Band
■6 ■ p.m. - 12 a.m. Sundays:
Open Mic Night
Strike N Spare II
(811 Northern Drive,
Lockport; (708) 301-
1477)
■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Mondays: Quartermania
■10 ■ p.m.-midnight Saturdays:
Cosmic Bowl
FRANKFORT
Pete Mitchell’s Bar &
Grill
(21000 Frankfort
Square Road, Frankfort;
(815) 464-8100)
■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays:
Free N’ Fun Bar
Game. Free to play.
MOKENA
The Alley Grill and Tap
House
(18700 S. Old LaGrange
Road, Mokena; (708)
478-3610)
■9 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Karaoke
Fox’s Restaurant and Pub
(11247 W. 187th St.,
Mokena; (708) 478-
8888)
■6 ■ p.m. Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays:
Jerry Eadie performs
NEW LENOX
Little Joe’s Restaurant
(1300 N. Cedar Road,
New Lenox; (815) 463-
1099)
■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays:
Piano Styles by Joe
To place an event
in The Scene, email
b.conboy@22ndcentury
media.com.

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The Dish
‘Best job ever: serving those who serve us’
Mokena VFW Fish
Fry Fridays return
T.J. Kremer III
Contributing Editor
Fish frys on Friday
nights are quintessential
Americana, especially
during Lent, which began
with Ash Wednesday, Feb.
26.
Both those who observe
the holiday and those who
do not but simply enjoy
going out for a meal with
family and friends come
together during this time
all across the nation.
Fish frys are popular in
both bars and restaurants,
but arguably most popular
at local VFW posts.
The William Martin
VFW Post 725 in Mokena
is such a place. But there
are certain qualities that
separate this spot from the
rest of the shoals.
First, the Mokena VFW
is open to the public at all
times. One does not need
to be a veteran or have
immediate family who
served. All that is required
to be there is a love for our
country, and a respect for
the ideals that the men and
women in uniform represent.
Second, the food is
cooked by someone who
is something of a local
legend. Anthony Meza is
known around Mokena
for his previous restaurant,
Anthony’s on Front Street.
Those who experienced
his culinary skills there
will be happy to know he
is back in a kitchen again.
Those who have yet to
sample Meza’s cooking
are in for a treat.
Diners have five options
for Fish Fry Fridays at the
Mokena VFW, which runs
from 4-8 p.m.: the seafood
combo ($13), which
comes with baked fish,
fried cod, fried shrimp,
garlic bread, rice and
french fries; the baked cod
dinner ($12), served with
mixed vegetables, cilantro
lime jasmine rice and
garlic bread; the jumbo
fried shrimp dinner ($12),
with sides of french fries,
coleslaw and garlic bread;
fried Alaskan cod ($11),
with french fries, coleslaw
and garlic bread; and, for
those who just aren’t in
a fishy kind of mood, a
chicken tender basket option
($10), served with
french fries, coleslaw and
garlic bread.
Proceeds from Fish Fry
Fridays — along with the
other events put on by the
VFW throughout the year
— support our veterans in
a multitude of ways, from
donations to The VFW National
Home for Children
in Eaton Rapids, Michigan,
to the Manteno Veterans’
Home to Operation
Uplink, which sends prepaid
phone cards to military
personnel stationed
overseas.
For his part, Meza, who
came on board at the VFW
in mid January, said he is
excited to be a part of the
expanded kitchen at the
Post.
“I have the best job in
the world,” Meza said.
“I get to serve those who
serve us.”
The respect is mutual
for Post Cmdr. Jim Hogan,
in no small part because it
was Hogan who broke the
Post’s last meat slicer.
“We needed to get the
kitchen open again, and
we were looking to reopen
the kitchen with
“Food is
the excuse.
But we’re
all coming
together to
break bread
and share
stories.”
Jim Hogan — VFW
Post 725 commander,
on the post’s dining
options
William Martin VFW
Post 725
19852 Wolf Road in
Mokena
Hours
Bar: 11:30 a.m-2 a.m.
daily
Kitchen: Noon-8 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday
For more information ...
Phone: (708) 479-
5022
Web: vfwpost725.org
more bar-friendly food,
and Anthony’s skill set
was available,” Hogan
said. “So, just through a
handful of conversations
we had, we decided this
was something we need
to pursue. This was a
win-win.
“And now we have the
best damn fish fry in northern
Illinois.”
Having acquired a new
meat slicer, Meza is gearing
up to unveil in the very
near future his famous
beef sandwiches and combos.
And Hogan said the
The seafood combo ($13) sold during William Martin VFW Post 725’s Fish Fry Fridays
comes with baked fish, fried cod, fried shrimp, garlic bread, rice and french fries.
Photos by T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media
Mokena’s William Martin VFW Post 725 Cmdr. Jim Hogan (left) and chef Anthony
Meza present two of their non-fish options: the giardiniera cheese fries ($7) and the
BBQ bacon cheeseburger.
family-style dining of the
VFW fits perfectly with
the camaraderie inherent
between the Post and its
patrons.
“Food is the excuse,”
Hogan said. “But we’re all
coming together to break
bread and share stories.”

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If you are looking for the perfect ranch home
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Speaking of convenience, a basement, two-car
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Looking to move into a new home sometime
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To learn more about our detached ranch
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Distinctive Home Builders Debuts Luxury Furnished Model
At Hanover Estates in Manhattan within the Lincoln-Way School District
Distinctive Home Builders
continues to add high
quality homes to the
Manhattan landscape at
Hanover Estates; its latest
new home community
located within the highlyregarded
Lincoln-Way
School District. Distinctive
is selling Craftsman
Series and Legacy Series
single family homes with
base prices from the upper
$290s - $400s. Square
footage of the ranch
homes begins at 2,400
square feet and the twostory
homes start from
2,700 square feet. Many
of the sites in both neighborhoods
offer lake views
and all homes will have
brick around the first
floor as a premium standard
feature.
“Sales and construction
are underway and a
brand new Stonebridge
II model is open for touring,”
said Bryan Nooner,
President of Distinctive
Home Builders, “These
new home designs are a
result of an extraordinary
amount of time and effort
spent on refining the
architectural standards.”
“There is indeed a difference
– there is nothing
else like it on the market
– the elevations are outstanding
and our homeowners
also have the ability
to customize so they
can truly have the home
of their dreams,” he said.
Nooner speaks of the
Craftsman designs the
company has introduced
at Hanover Estates. These
new designs feature low
pitched rooflines, large
front porches with tapered
columns and stone
piers, partially-paned
windows, gable brackets,
and an exterior color
palate with a variety of
earth tones or gray tones.
Popular exterior options
are stone and cedar shake
accents.
Besides the new model,
there are several homes
at various stages of construction
are available to
tour and as a semi-custom
builder, Distinctive can
modify any of its standard
designs to cater to a
customer’s tastes, which
means that moving walls,
adding extra windows or
even extending the garage
are all possible.
Numerous home styles
are available, each with
multiple exterior elevations.
Hanover Estates
homes have three to five
bedrooms and two full to
three and one-half baths
and two to three-car garages.
All of the Legacy
Series homes will have
three-car garages.
Homes include custom
maple kitchen cabinets
featuring solid wood
construction (no particle
board) with solid
wood drawers and dove
tail joints; ceramic tile
or hardwood floors in
the kitchen, baths and
foyer; genuine wood
trim and doors; granite
countertops and
concrete driveways.
Building a new home is
certainly not what it used
to be. Thankfully, the latest
technology coupled
with fine-tuned people
skills, has made the experience
an exciting one for
Distinctive buyers at Hanover
Estates.
“We are on the leading
edge when it comes to the
home buying customer
sales experience,” said
Nooner. “Our sales professionals
are among the
best. We provide them
with high-level training
and the latest tech tools to
enhance our homebuyer’s
experience. We also provide
technology to our
homeowners throughout
the home building
process with a private
homeowner portal app.
Building a new home is
an exciting yet long process
that can have many
ups and downs that can
be neutralized by simply
having great communication.
We want our buyers
to be informed and empowered
every step of the
way.”
Daily pictures of customer
homes in progress
are taken and uploaded
for easy access from
anywhere in the world.
Homeowners can view
their selections from their
phone, tablet or desktop;
review detailed information
about the quality
components used in their
new home, and easily access
their documents using
a username and password
that is issued once
construction of their new
home begins.
“Communication exists
on an entirely new level
making building with us a
very personal experience.
Never before could customers
have access to all
of this information 24/7.
We want to raise the bar
for our industry,” added
Nooner.
Through the customer
portal, homeowners can
easily share the pictures
and progress of their
home with friends and
family via e-mail and integrated
links to social
media. They can also
review the construction
schedule to see
what is happening next
in the building of their
new home.
Hanover Estates boasts
four lakes and three
parks within its borders.
The Manhattan Metra
train station, several forest
preserves and many
dining and entertainment
options are nearby.
Hanover Estates children
attend schools
within the Lincoln-Way
School District.
Besides Hanover Estates,
Distinctive Home Builders
has built hundreds
of homes throughout
Manhattan most recently
at Prairie Trails; also in
the Butternut Ridge and
Leighlinbridge communities,
as well as thousands
of other homes in
the Will and south Cook
county areas over the past
30 years.
Our model home visitor
center is located at
23936 William Drive,
Manhattan, IL 60442
and is open daily from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days
a week or by appointment.
Contact Lynne at
708-737-9142 or 708-
479-7700 to schedule a
private viewing. Specials,
prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and
lot availability are subject
to change without notice.

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Luxury Townhomes in New Lenox Pre-Construction Sales
Distinctive Homebuilders debuts SkyHarbor Townhomes from the $300s
Sales have commenced on
luxury townhomes in a prime
location in New Lenox at
Laraway and Schoolhouse/
Lincolnway Roads. Known
as SkyHarbor Townhomes,
Distinctive Home Builders
is meeting the need for
townhomes in an area where
they have not been built in a
long time.
“We are excited to bring
these fresh, new architecturally
refined townhome designs to
New Lenox. Now residents
can stay put in town when they
downsize from a large home to
a maintenance free lifestyle,”
said Bryan Nooner, president
of Distinctive Home Builders.
“We discovered that many
area single-family residents
have parents seeking an
independent, carefree lifestyle,
who want to live in close
proximity to their children
and grandchildren. These
buyers tend to spend a couple
months of the year in warmer
climates and don’t want to
be concerned with home
upkeep while they are away.
At SkyHarbor Townhomes a
homeowner’s association takes
care of lawn maintenance and
snow removal for residents.
Additionally, SkyHarbor is
a good fit for many young
families as well. Just a few
minutes from several commuter
train stations and major
highways, the location of
this property makes it easy to
commute to work. The idea of
living in a community with a
maintenance free lifestyle gives
today’s buyer the freedom to
travel and recreate without the
time burden of home upkeep.
SkyHarbor Townhomes is
a small enclave community
with an on-site lake and is
adjacent to single family
homes. Townhomes range in
size from two to four bedrooms
with 1,800 to 2,600 square feet
of living space in three and
four-unit buildings. All homes
include a full basement and
luxury appointments such
as granite counter tops and
custom maple cabinets.
SkyHarbor Townhome
exteriors are architecturally
refined and feature Craftsman
style designs in brick and
stone construction on the
first floor. Tapered columns,
stone accents, bracketing
on gables and bracket detail
on garage doors are some
of the thoughtful features
Distinctive Home Builders has
incorporated into the design.
Distinctive Home Builders
has built thousands of singlefamily
homes throughout
the South and Southwest
suburbs over the past 30 years,
and is dedicated to giving
its customers the best home
buying experience.
Top-notch home creation
with zero punch list items is an
expectation Distinctive delivers
to its homeowners. The builder
performs numerous quality
control checks throughout the
building process and adheres
to a nearly 1,500-point formal
checklist that project managers
certify. Before closing, each
home undergoes an industryleading
checklist that ensures
each home measures up to the
firm’s high quality standards.
“Having measurable, identifiable
standards that our
craftsmen are expected to
maintainiscriticaltoupholding
high quality standards and
ensuresdeliveringaZeroDefect
Home to our homeowners,”
Nooner said.
Communication is key to
maintaining an overall positive
experience during the construction
process. Therefore,
all Distinctive customers have
the Project Manager’s e-mail
address and cell phone
number, as well as access to
the secure online portal where
pictures and logs chronicle the
continued progress on their
home. Customers have access
to the online portal through the
Distinctive Homebuilders App
that can be easily downloaded
to any smartphone or tablet.
“Our customers simply download
our app and they are in
touch with their new home
24/7 from anywhere in the
world. The app allows our
customers to see the progress
of their home and access
their documents at any time”
Nooner explained. “Our customers
really appreciate the
integration of social media
sites within the app allowing
them to easily share photos
and updates of their new
home with family and friends,”
he concluded.
Nooner added that all homes
are highly energy efficient with
upgraded wall and ceiling
insulation, energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before homeowners
move into their new home,
Distinctive conducts a Blower
Door Test that pressurizes
the home to ensure that each
home passes stringent Energy
Efficiency Guidelines.
SkyHarbor Townhomes is
within New Lenox School
District 122 serving students
K-8 and Lincoln-Way Community
High School District
210, which is ranked in the
top 10 high school districts in
Illinois. Providence Catholic
High School is also located
in New Lenox.
SkyHarbor Townhomes are
served by major thoroughfares
such as IL Rtes. 30, 45 and
52 and I-80, I-355 and I-57.
Residents are serviced by
the New Lenox Metra
Station on the corner of
Cedar and Laraway Roads.
Two large hospital complexes
are in the vicinity: Silver Cross
Hospital and Presence Saint
JosephMedicalCenter;College
education nearby includes
Lewis University, the University
of St. Francis and
Joliet Junior College. Many
restaurants and pubs are in
the area: Starbucks, Cooper’s
Hawk, Teardrop Café, Arrowhead
Ales Brewing Company,
Chicago Dough Company,
Bulldog Ale House, Portillo’s,
and Country Charm Restaurant.
Jewel/Osco is within
walking distance from the
Skyharbor Townhomes. Other
notable retailers nearby are
Kohls, JC Penny and Petsmart.
and the 14-screen AMC
Showplace is on Maple Street.
Our model home visitor
center is open for viewing.
Contact Lynne at 708-737-
9142 or 708-479-7700 to
schedule a private viewing
of our luxury townhomes
or visit our on-site Sales
Information Center located
at 23936 William Drive,
Manhattan, IL., 60442. Hours
are daily 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
open seven days a week.
Specials, prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and
lot availability are subject
to change without notice.
Please contact a Distinctive
representative for current
pricing and complete details.

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Why Pay Rent?
Immediate Occupancy Homes available now from the mid $200’s
Distinctive Home Builders Presents Quality Built Affordable Homes at Cedar Creek in Joliet
Distinctive Home Builders
recently began preconstruction
sales at
Cedar Creek in Joliet.
Homeowners there will
enjoy competitively priced
quality built homes and
low Joliet taxes from
one of the area’s leading
home builders. Cedar
Creek is located on Millsdale
Road, one half mile
west of Rt. 53 and south
of Laraway Road. Our
model home visitor center
is open for viewing.
“Handcrafted semi-custom
homes are unheard
of in the area in this price
range,” said Bryan Nooner,
president of Frankfortbased
Distinctive Home
Builders. “These homes
provide a great value and
in many cases will be less
than paying rent. This
opens up home ownership
opportunities to those
who were locked out of
the market previously. Although
construction is underway,
pre-construction
savings are still available.”
Affordable, conveniently
located ranch and twostory
homes feature floor
plans ranging from 1,500
to 3,000 square feet in
size with two to four bedrooms
and front elevation
brick exteriors with the
option to add stone accents.
Prices start from
the mid $200’s and some
home sites back up to Cedar
Creek Park. We have
four immediate occupancy
homes available at our
Cedar Creek community -
3 ranch homes and a twostory
home.
“These homes appeal
to two markets: Empty
nesters that are downsizing
with our ranches and
an outstanding value for
first time homebuyers and
families wanting the most
space for their money,”
added Nooner.
Cedar Creek school
children attend Elwood
School District 203 for K –
8 and high school age children
attend Joliet Township
Central High School
within District 204, which
was recently named the
College Board’s Advanced
Placement District of the
Year. Saint Joseph Academy
is also nearby.
“We have closed the gap
of getting what you want
and getting what you
need in a new home significantly
by including additional
features that our
buyers told us were most
important to them,” said
Nooner. “Now is the best
time to buy, because you
can still take advantage
of preconstruction prices
that range from the mid
$200s which makes this a
terrific new home value.”
Bryan Nooner, president
of Distinctive Home
Builders, has built thousands
of single-family
homes throughout the
south and southwest suburbs
over the past 30
years. Distinctive Home
Builders is dedicated to
giving their customers the
best home buying experience.
A home delivery with
zero punch list items is an
expectation Distinctive
has for its homeowners.
Before closing, each home
undergoes an industryleading
checklist that ensures
each home measures
up to the firm’s high quality
standards. Distinctive
performs numerous quality
control checks throughout
the building process
and adheres to a nearly
1,500 point formal checklist
that project managers
certify.
“Having a set of measurable,
identifiable standards
that our craftsmen
are expected to maintain
is critical to upholding
high quality standards
and ensures delivering a
Zero Defect Home to our
homeowners,” according
to Distinctive president,
Bryan Nooner.
During the construction
process, there are prescheduled
times set for
site visitations at various
landmark stages of construction.
Communication
is an important aspect
to maintaining an overall
positive experience during
the construction process.
Therefore, all Distinctive
customers have the Project
Manager’s e-mail address
and cell phone number,
as well as, access to the
secure online customer
portal where pictures and
logs show the continued
progress on their home.
Customers have access to
the online portal through
the Distinctive Homebuilders
App that can be
easily downloaded to any
smartphone or tablet.
“Our customers simply
download our Distinctive
Home Builders app and
they are in touch with their
new home 24/7 from anywhere
in the world. The
app allows our customers
to see the progress of their
home and access all their
documents at any time”
Nooner explained. “Our
customers really appreciate
the integration of social
media sites within the
app allowing them to easily
share photos and updates
of their new home
with family and friends,”
he concluded.
Nooner added that all
homes are highly energy
efficient. Every home built
will have upgraded wall
and ceiling insulation values
with energy efficient
windows and high efficiency
furnaces. Before
homeowners move into
their new home, Distinctive
Home Builders conducts
a blower door test
that pressurizes the home
to ensure that each home
passes a set of very stringent
Energy Efficiency
guidelines.
Cedar Creek is served by
major thoroughfares such
as IL Rte. 53, I-55 and
I-80. Locational amenities
for Cedar Creek homeowners
are two large hospital
complexes nearby:
Silver Cross Hospital and
Presence Saint Joseph
Medical Center; College
education nearby including
Lewis University, the
University of St. Francis
and Joliet Junior College.
Numerous restaurants
and attractions such as the
Chicagoland Speedway,
the Joliet Splash Station
and the Haunted Trails
Family Entertainment
Center, to name a few.
Visit the Memorial Walkway
at the Abraham Lincoln
National Cemetery
in Elwood comprised of
982 acres honoring our
veterans.
Our model home visitor
center is open for
viewing. Contact Lynne
at 708-737-9142 or 708-
479-7700 to schedule a
private viewing of our Cedar
Creek model and immediate
occupancy homes
available: three ranch
homes and one two-story
home. Or visit our on-site
Sales Information Center
located at 23936 William
Drive, Manhattan, IL.,
60442. Hours are daily
10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. open
seven days a week. Specials,
prices, specifications,
standard features, model
offerings, build times and
lot availability are subject
to change without notice.
Please contact a Distinctive
representative for current
pricing and complete
details.

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Oh most Beautiful Flower of
Mt Carmel, Fruitful vine,
splendor of heaven, blessed
mother of the Son of God,
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in this my neccessity, oh star of
the sea help me and show me
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holy Mary, Mother of God,
Queen of Heaven and Earth, I
humbly beeseach you from the
bottom of my heart to succor
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request) there are none that can
withstand your power, oh Mary
conceived without sin, pray for
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the wrong that is done to me
and who are in all instances of my
life with me. I, in this short dialogue,
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desires may be. Iwant to be
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be published immediately after the
favor is granted w/o mentioning
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2701 Property for
Sale
COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE
SECTION
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 14533 Palomino Court, Homer
Glen, IL 60491 (Single Family Home).
On the 19th day of March, 2020 to be
held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, As Trustee for Bravo
Mortgage Asset Trust 2006-1, Bravo
Mortgage Asset Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-1 Plaintiff V. Maciej Jachymiak;
Katarzyna Jachymiak; Beneficial Illinois
Inc., d/b/a Beneficial Mortgage,
Co. ofIllinois; Unknown Heirs and
Legatees of Maciej Jachymiak, if any;
Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Katarzyna
Jachymiak, ifany; Unknown
Owners and Non Record Claimants
Defendant.
Case No. 15 CH 1965 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 312-360-9455
F: 312-572-7823
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE
SECTION
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 15426 Purley Ct, Homer Glen, IL
60491 (Residential). On the 5th day of
March, 2020 to be held at 12:00 noon,
at the Will County Courthouse Annex,
57 N. Ottawa Street, Room 201, Joliet,
IL 60432, under Case Title: NewRez
LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial,
LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage
Servicing Plaintiff V. John Kohut; et.
al. Defendant.
Case No. 18 CH 1064 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real es-
2701 Property for
Sale
tate whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
COMMON AD - REAL ESTATE
SECTION
SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
of 16011 Ridgewood Drive, HOMER
GLEN, IL 60491 (SINGLE FAMILY).
On the 19th day of March, 2020 to be
held at 12:00 noon, at the Will County
Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa Street,
Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432, under Case
Title: Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a
Mr. Cooper Plaintiff V. VICTOR A.
BOIKE A/K/A VICTOR BOIKE
A/K/A VICTOR ANTHONY BOIKE;
DOLORES A.BOIKE A/K/A DOLO-
RES BOIKE A/K/A DOLORES ANN
BOIKE; Defendant.
Case No. 19 CH 0905 in the Circuit
Court of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois.
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required bysubdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
For Information Please Contact:
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO-
CIATES, LLC.
2701 Property for
Sale
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
P: 847-770-4348
F: 847-291-3434
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR
THE SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY
The Village of Homer Glen, an Illinois
Municipal Corporation
(“Homer Glen”) is seeking sealed
bids from anyone interested in purchasing
the property commonly
known as 15304 Bell Road inthe
Village of Homer Glen, Illinois
60491 (“Property”).
The Property isa.73-acre lot containing
a2-story residential structure
that will be required to be
razed by the buyer within 90 days
of purchase. P.I.N:
16-05-14-200-010-0000.
Homer Glen will accept bids from
interested buyers until 4:00 o’clock
p.m. local time on April 10, 2020.
Bids may be withdrawn prior to
4:00 o’clock p.m. local time on
April 13, 2020. Submitted bids will
be opened atthe Village Hall Community
Room on April 13, 2020 at
4:00pm.
All bids must be submitted to
Homer Glen at c/o Village Administrator
14240 W 151st Street,
Homer Glen, Il 60491 in asealed
envelope clearly marked “15304
Bell Road Bid.”
The bidders shall execute aPurchase
and Sale Agreement (the
“Contract”) and complete the
blanks for the Notice Provisions
and the purchase price for the
Property.
The bid shall be abinding offer to
purchase the Property without conditions
or limitations. In order to
assist potential bidders in determining
their offer price, potential
bidders may pick-up “Due Diligence”
packets from Homer Glen’s
Village Hall located at 14240 W
151st Street, Homer Glen, Il
60491at any time prior to bid submittal.
The cost ofthe Due Diligence
Packet is $100.00 and isnot
refundable. The Due Diligence
Packet shall consist ofthe following:
1. The form of the Purchase
and Sale Contract
2. A survey of the Property
3. Acopy ofapreliminary title
insurance commitment
4. Site Access Agreement
The Property shall be available for
inspection bythose who have purchased
the Due Diligence Packet
and their agents, inspectors and
consultants. Prior to any inspection,
the potential purchaser and
those inspecting will berequired to
execute aSite Access Agreement
which will be available at the Village
Hall. Inspections may be
scheduled between March 12, 2020
and April 3, 2020 by contacting Joseph
Baber at (708) 301-1301 or
b y email a t
jbaber@homerglenil.org.
To the maximum extent permitted
by law, the Property is being sold
in an "AS IS, WHERE IS" condi-
2701 Property for
Sale
tion, without warranty, either expressed
or implied, and with a
waiver of all statutory and common
law warranties. Norepresentations
or warranties will be made and no
responsibility will be assumed by
Homer Glen or by any member, officer,
person, firm, agent, attorney,
or representative acting or purporting
to act on behalf of Homer Glen
as to: (i) the condition or repair of
the Property; or (ii) to the value,
expense of operation, or income
potential thereof; or (iii) as to any
other fact orcondition which has
or might affect the Property orthe
condition, repair, value, expense of
operation orincome potential of
the Property orany portion thereof.
Buyer will have the opportunity to
inspect the Property fully and investigate
all matters relevant
thereto and the Buyer must rely
solely upon the results of Buyer’s
own inspections or other information
obtained orotherwise available
to Buyer.
Homer Glen will not consider any
bids below $40,000.00. All bids
must be accompanied by a minimum
of $5,000.00 as earnest
money in certified funds, which
will be refundable tothe successful
bidder only as provided inthe Purchase
and Sale Agreement. The
earnest money check or funds will
be returned to unsuccessful bidders
within seven (7) days of the bid selection.
All bids must be accompanied with
astatement from abank orrecognized
financial institution showing
sufficient funds available to the
bidders to cover the bid amount.
There are no finance contingencies.
Homer Glen reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and to waive
any non-conformity, inconsistency
or informality in the bid process
and take other actions aspermitted
by law.
All questions regarding the Due
Diligence Packet, the Agreement
or other relevant matters will only
be accepted in writing via email to
Village Attorney, Jean Kenol
(JKenol@msclawfirm.com).
All inquiries, together with the responses
provided, will be provided
to all who have purchased Due
Diligence Packets.
2703 Legal
Notices
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
As Trustee for Bravo Mortgage
Asset Trust 2006-1, Bravo Mortgage
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-1
Plaintiff,
vs.
Maciej Jachymiak; Katarzyna

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2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
2703 Legal
Notices
Jachymiak; Beneficial Illinois Inc., d/b/a
Beneficial Mortgage, Co. of Illinois;
Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Maciej
Jachymiak, if any; Unknown Heirs and
Legatees of Katarzyna Jachymiak, if
any; Unknown Owners and Non Record
Claimants
Defendant.
No. 15 CH 1965
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 15th day of December,
2016, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
19th day of March, 2020 , commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction to the highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 105 IN DERBY HILLS SUBDI-
VISION UNIT NO. 2, BEING A SUB-
DIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER AND THE NORTH-
WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12,
TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE 11
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
MAY 26, 1978 AS DOCUMENT NO.
R78-19448 AND AMENDED BY
LETTER OF CORRECTION RE-
CORDED ONNOVEMBER 14, 1978
AS DOCUMENT NO. R78-45512, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Commonly known as:
14533 Palomino Court, Homer Glen,
IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
Single Family Home
P.I.N.:
16-05-12-104-016-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
THE WIRBICKI LAW GROUP
33 W. Monroe St. Suite 1140
Chicago, Illinois 60603
P: 312-360-9455
F: 312-572-7823
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
NewRez LLC, F/K/A New Penn Financial,
LLC, D/B/A Shellpoint Mortgage
Servicing
Plaintiff,
vs.
John Kohut; et. al.
Defendant.
No. 18 CH 1064
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 28th day of August, 2019,
MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
5th day of March, 2020 ,commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 34, IN FOXLEY ACRES, BE-
ING A SUBDIVISION INSECTION
5, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH, RANGE
11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
PAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
OCTOBER 3, 1988 AS DOCUMENT
NO. R88-46865, AND CERTIFI-
CATE OF CORRECTION RE-
CORDED DECEMBER 13, 1988 AS
DOCUMENT NO. R88-59806, IN
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as:
15426 Purley Ct, Homer Glen, IL
60491
Description of Improvements:
Residential
P.I.N.:
16-05-05-205-016-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
Codilis & Associates, P.C.
15W030 N. Frontage Road Suite 100
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527
P: 630-794-5300
F: 630-794-9090
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS
LAW FIRM ISDEEMED TO BE A
DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING
TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
STATE OF ILLINOIS
)
) SS.
COUNTY OF WILL
)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE
TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr.
Cooper
Plaintiff,
vs.
VICTOR A.BOIKE A/K/A VICTOR
BOIKE A/K/A VICTOR ANTHONY
BOIKE; DOLORES A.BOIKE A/K/A
DOLORES BOIKE A/K/A DOLORES
ANN BOIKE;
Defendant.
No. 19 CH 0905
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
Public notice ishereby given that pursuant
toajudgment entered in the above
cause on the 17th day of December,
2019, MIKE KELLEY, Sheriff of Will
County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the
19th day of March, 2020 , commencing
at 12:00 o'clock noon, at the Will
County Courthouse Annex, 57 N. Ottawa
Street, Room 201, Joliet, IL 60432,
sell at public auction tothe highest and
best bidder orbidders the following-described
real estate:
LOT 36INHIDDEN VALLEY ES-
TATES, UNIT ONE, BEING A SUB-
DIVISION IN THE WEST 1/2 OF
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 23, TOWNSHIP 36 NORTH,
RANGE 11EAST OFTHE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED FEBRU-
ARY 3, 1989, AS DOCUMENT NO.
R89-5703, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLI-
NOIS.
Commonly known as:
16011 Ridgewood Drive, HOMER
GLEN, IL 60491
Description of Improvements:
SINGLE FAMILY
P.I.N.:
16-05-23-205-003-0000
Terms of Sale: ten percent (10%) at the
time of sale and the balance within
twenty-four (24) hours. Nojudicial sale
fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring
the residential real estate pursuant
to its credit bid at the sale or by any
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and tothe residential
real estate arose prior to the sale. All
payments shall be made in cash or certified
funds payable tothe Sheriff of Will
County.
In the event the property is acondomin-
ium, in accordance with 735 ILCS
5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) and (H-2), 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified
that the purchaser of the unit, other than
amortgagee, shall pay the assessments
and legal fees required by subdivisions
(g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9and the assessments
required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium
Property Act.
Pursuant to Local Court Rule 11.03 (J)
if there is asurplus following application
ofthe proceeds of sale, then the
plaintiff shall send written notice pursuant
to 735 ILCS 5/15-1512(d) to all parties
to the proceeding advising them of
the amount ofthe surplus and that the
surplus will beheld until aparty obtains
acourt order for its distribution or, in
the absence of an order, until the surplus
is forfeited to the State.
FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CON-
TACT:
SHAPIRO KREISMAN AND ASSO-
CIATES, LLC.
2121 Waukegan Rd, Suite 301
Bannockburn, Illinois 60015
P: 847-770-4348
F: 847-291-3434
Plaintiff's Attorney
MIKE KELLEY
Sheriff of Will County
Village of Homer Glen
Will County, Illinois
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or at the Village Hall at
14240 W. 151st Street, Homer
Glen, IL 60491. Proposals are due
by 3:00 PMonFriday, March 20,
2020.
All proposals shall be sealed in an
envelope, addressed tothe Assistant
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Athlete of the Week
10 Questions
with Kaleb Thompson
Kaleb Thompson is a
senior at Lockport Township.
He wrestled at the
individual state tournament
this past weekend at
113 pounds.
After getting third at
106 pounds in Class
3A last season, you
were back at state for
another appearance
this past weekend.
What was that like?
It’s good. But a lot of
people make their emphasis
on being back at state.
But I don’t look at [being
back there] as a milestone. I
look at placing at state to be
the total accomplishment.
You moved up from
106 to 113 pounds
this season. Was that
a big difference?
There’s not too much
difference to me. Strengthwise,
most of the guys are
the same. But since I’m
5-foot-10, I’m taller than
most of the guys I wrestle.
That’s got its advantages,
such as I’m not easily able
to be lifted off the ground.
How did you get
involved in wrestling?
My older brother, Jordan,
wrestled, and I wanted
to follow in his footsteps.
He wrestled at Oswego,
and I wrestled at Montini
my freshman year before
we moved to Crest Hill.
Did you play any other
sports?
I played football as a
cornerback my sophomore
year. But honestly, I quit
after a couple of weeks.
I was smaller and didn’t
think I fit the sport.
What is it about
wrestling that makes
it the sport for you?
I like winning, and I’m
good at it. I like that it’s a
combat sport. It’s physical.
You can take apart your
opponent and assert your
dominance over them.
What have you
learned from Lockport
wrestling coach Josh
Oster?
I’ve learned discipline is
a big thing. Also, to be always
thinking and always
staying composed on the
mat. And to just breathe.
If you could be any
superhero, who would
it be and why?
The Flash. Because he’s
quick and has always been
my favorite. He has a good
personality, a good story.
My second choice would
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be Superman. I always
liked his name, Kal-El.
If you could travel
anywhere, where
would it be and why?
Africa or South America.
Africa, because I always
thought the continent
looked like a lion. South
America, because I like
Brazil, and I always wanted
to travel there and try
the food.
Do you plan on doing
wrestling in college?
Yes, I hope to. But I’m
waiting until after state to
get serious about looking
at schools.
What is the best thing
about being an athlete
at Lockport?
There’s a lot of history
at the school, especially
with the wrestling program.
So, I think being a
wrestler, you get a little
more respect. There’s also
a great community feeling
at the school.
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Boys Swimming and Diving
Porters wrap up season by taking
fourth out of 12 teams at sectional
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
In a couple of years, the Lockport
Township boys swimming team has
the potential to be dominant.
In the meantime, the Porters had
to go through some growing pains
this season. With more than half of
their postseason roster freshmen,
they placed fourth on Saturday, Feb.
22, in the Sandburg Sectional at the
Jane Caliendo Aquatic Center.
Stagg (233.50 points) captured
its first sectional title since winning
back-to-back ones in 2014-2015.
Sandburg (214) was second, while
Lemont (197) and Lockport (184)
rounded out the Top 4. Joliet Central
(147), Brother Rice (133), Evergreen
Park (76.5), Richards (50),
Eisenhower (44), Shepard (30), Agricultural
Science (29) and Julian
(21) rounded out the field.
But Lockport had no one advance
to the State Finals, which will be
held this Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday,
Feb. 29, at Evanston Township
High School.
“We had a new team this year, and
the young guys really stepped it up,”
Lockport coach Jason Ozbolt said.
“The young guys had a lot of experience
and lessons learned. Stagg really
went for it, and it paid off with
a lot of things going their way. But
a majority of our guys were freshmen,
and they got a good taste of it
today.”
While Lockport did not advance
anyone to the state finals, it did have
a few third-place finishers. One of
those was in the 200-yard freestyle
relay. There, senior Casper Harmata,
junior Thomas Abramite, freshman
Julian Moreno and senior Augusto
Ureta came in with a third-place
time of 1:30.57.
In the other relays, it was freshman
Ryan O’Connor and Abramite,
along with freshmen Matthew Johnson
and Michael Klimek, with a
fourth-place time of 1:41.99 in the
200-yard medley relay. In the 400-
yard freestyle relay, it was Johnson,
O’Connor, freshman Michael Erickson
and Ureta with a sixth-place
time of 3:27.01.
Individually, the Porters’ best performance
was in the 100-yard backstroke.
There, O’Connor (57.17 seconds)
and Erickson (58.43) placed
third and fourth. In the 100-yard butterfly,
Johnson (55.01) placed third,
and junior Zachary Dalton (59.89)
was ninth.
There was a trio of fifth-place finishes,
as well. Erickson (5:01.28)
was fifth, and Johnson (5:05.30)
placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle.
Abramite (1:01.49) was fifth,
and junior Rory Flanagan (1:06.25)
placed ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Also, O’Connor (2:06.52)
was fifth, and freshman Matthew
Nielsen (2:29.48) took 15th in the
200-yard individual medley.
Junior Maksymilian Pabian
(1:52.67) was sixth, and sophomore
Dominik Gasienica (1:58.94) took
10th in the 200-yard freestyle. In the
sprint races, Ureta (22.95) placed
seventh in the 50-yard freestyle and
was eighth (50.69) in the 100-yard
freestyle, while Harmata (23.60)
was eighth in the 50, and Abramite
(51.45) was ninth in the 100.
In the diving competition, sophomore
Evan Litynski, with a score of
289.1, was seventh.
“The last two weeks we had some
guys out sick, and they weren’t at
100 percent,” Ozbolt said. “But
some of these guys, these freshmen,
dug deep down, and it’s a great sign
of things to come. Plus, we had two
brand new divers this year.
“Plus, it was a good meet for our
only two seniors. Augusto Ureta had
a great final meet. He walked away
happy with himself and happy that
he’s going to swim again [at Carroll
University, a Division III school in
Waukesha, Wisconsin]. Casper Harmata
was our other senior, and he
swam for only the past two years.
He had a really great year.”
With most of the team expected
back, that is exactly what the Porters
hope to have next year.
This Week In...
Porters Varsity
Athletics
Boys Wrestling
■Feb. ■ 29 at IHSA State
Championship, TBA
Girls Basketball
■Feb. ■ 27 at IHSA Sectional
Finals, 7 p.m.
■March ■ 2 at IHSA Super
Sectional, TBA
Boys Swimming
girls bball
From Page 36
ter, and, even with only having
one in the fourth quarter,
finished with 28 in the game.
Junior post player Sydney Furr
(7 points, 11 rebounds) had a
layup with 27 seconds left in
the third quarter to make it 41-
22 after three. She added three
more points in a 6-0 spurt that
opened the fourth quarter and
gave Lockport one last glimmer
of hope. Her final point
was a free throw with 5:20
remaining that made the score
41-28, but the Porters did not
score again.
The seniors did, however,
end up on the court together
boys bball
From Page 36
8-0 run. The Porters, who have
had many free-throw issues
this season, were 6-of-6 from
the line in the game, all coming
in the final 51.4 seconds.
“I thought we had some
good looks that just didn’t fall
for us,” East coach Rich Kolimas
said. “It just came down
to Lockport getting a spurt at
the end, and we weren’t able to
convert at the end.
“We need to pick it back up
and get some momentum back
here at the end.”
A 3-pointer by Seputis from
the left side at the buzzer gave
East a 14-8 lead after the first
quarter. But the Porters came
■Feb. ■ 28 at IHSA State
Championship, TBA
Boys Basketball
■March ■ 2 at IHSA Regional, TBA
Celtics Varsity Athletics
Boys Basketball
■March ■ 2-4 Class 3A regional,
TBA
Girls Basketball
■Feb. ■ 27 Class 3A Hillcrest
Sectional final, 7 p.m.
■March ■ 2 Class 3A Kankakee
one last time.
“This was my favorite season
by far, and I’m going to
miss it very much,” said an
emotional Cotter, who will
continue her playing career at
Indiana University - Purdue
University Indianapolis. “We
accomplished a lot. This was
special, and this program is
just going to keep going up.”
Pappageorge agreed that the
season was a special one.
“To finish the season with
people that were not only good
teammates but good friends
was special,” she said. “It was
a fun season. It stinks we lost,
but we all put in the dedication
and had a great season.”
Two days earlier, on Feb.
18, Lockport had to rally in the
back with an 8-1 spurt to open
the second quarter, which
featured a tie and five lead
changes. Senior guard Jake
Kaczmarek scored all nine of
his points in the second quarter
for the Porters. Those came
on a trio of consecutive threes,
which gave Lockport a 22-21
halftime lead.
The Griffins opened the
third quarter with a 6-0 burst.
But two more ties and a another
lead change happened in the
final 2:47 of the quarter, and
Lockport led 31-30 at the end
of three.
“We had huge rebounds by
Tyrell Harris and Sam Trafton,”
Hespell said. “We played
really well, especially after the
first quarter. Everyone set the
tone, and we were unselfish.”
Supersectional, 7 p.m.
Hockey
■Feb. ■ 29 AHAI state playoffs
vs. Carmel at Edge Ice Arena,
4:25 p.m.
Boys Indoor Track and
Field
■Feb. ■ 29 ICOPS Invite at Lewis
University, 9 a.m.
Girls Indoor Track and
Field
■Feb. ■ 28 at Plainfield North
Invite, 5 p.m.
fourth quarter to defeat Stagg
52-48 in the second regional
semifinal. Thornwood edged
Crete-Monee (14-17) by the
score of 59-57 in the opening
semifinal.
Although Lockport graduates
the three seniors, the rest
of the roster is expected to
return next season. Plus, the
Porters sophomore team went
23-3 this season.
“I think we were all a little
too excited, a little too anxious,”
Sochacki said after the
loss to Thornwood. “But, it
was a really fun season. We
all hung out outside of basketball
and had fun. We set a
high standard this season. If we
keep working really hard, next
year will be even better.”
The Porters ended last week
with a late-game addition at
home on Saturday, Feb. 22,
against Southland College
Prep (7-19). Lockport won
65-41 to improve its record to
14-16.
Deksnys scored 17 points to
lead the way, and sophomore
swing player Ethan Gallagher
scored 14 points, as Lockport
knocked down 14 3-pointers
by eight different players, and
eight sophomores stepped up
to get varsity playing time after
finishing their campaign at
21-8.
The Porters are the No. 12
seed in their own sectional.
They will face No. 5-seeded
Neuqua Valley on March 4
in the second semifinal of the
Lincoln-Way West Regional.

first quarter that we had a
ton of turnovers and missed
layups and were only down
by one point,” Kelly said.
“We were fortunate to be
that close; we turned the
ball over a ton and had a lot
of empty possessions.”
Lockport took a couple
of leads in the second quarter.
Cotter scored on a short
jumper a minute in for a
9-8 lead, and junior forward
Elena Knebel had a
layup with 4:12 left in the
quarter for a 13-12 advantage.
But the Thunderbirds
took the lead for good with
six-straight points.
Sochacki scored on a
3-pointer and then a layup
to close the Porters within
20-18. But five-straight
points to end the quarter
gave Thornwood a 25-18
halftime lead. Then, Baines
and senior guard CeNiyah
Hampton (11 points) had
six points apiece, and sophomore
swing player Nayo
Lear (10 points) added four
as the Thunderbirds opened
the third quarter with a
16-2 burst for a 41-20 lead.
“I just fed off my team,”
said Baines, who came out
of the game for a bit at the
end of the first quarter with
a sore left ankle. “I just
want to go to state.”
Baines and company
proved to be too much for
the Porters.
“I thought we had a
good opportunity, but they
blitzed us,” Kelly said. “Especially
in the third quarter.
They got to every loose
ball.”
The Porters had 10 more
turnovers in the third quar-
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Girls Basketball
Porters’ season comes to end
in 49-28 loss to Thornwood
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
With 1:28 to play in the
game, Lockport Township
girls basketball coach Dan
Kelly made one last substitution.
Unfortunately, that was
not a strategic move to try
to win the game.
But, it was something
that meant a lot.
That is because Kelly
put his three seniors, Jenna
Cotter, Sawyer Hollatz,
and Abby Pappageorge,
back in the game so they
could end their high school
careers playing on the floor
they love.
That is exactly what they
did, as the Porters saw their
season come to an end in a
49-28 loss to Thornwood
on Thursday, Feb. 20, in the
title game of the Class 4A
Lockport Regional.
Although they could
not get their 20th win on
the 20th day of the second
month of 2020, it was a
wonderful season for the
No. 5-seeded Porters (19-
14), who, according to
Kelly, had the most wins
in the program since the
1990-1991 team also had
19 victories.
The Thunderbirds (21-9)
were paced by 6-foot senior
forward Fantasia Baines,
who dominated the game
with 22 points, 12 rebounds
and four blocked shots.
Thornwood, which was the
No. 4 seed in the sectional,
played top-seeded Marist
on Feb. 24 in the opening
semifinal of the Stagg
Sectional. Marist (28-4)
defeated Lincoln-Way East
(17-14) on Friday, Feb. 21,
to win the Shepard Regional.
“I asked them on our
senior night [Feb. 6] if
they wanted to stay out on
the floor that night or be
subbed out and acknowledged
at the end,” Kelly
said of his seniors. “They
all said they wanted to be
on the floor, so I put them
back in [the regional final].
“All three of them have
been huge to this program.
All the other girls have big
shoes to fill, literally and
figuratively.”
Hollatz was happy to be
there at the end with the
players she had spent so
much time with.
“Yes, we wanted that,”
Hollatz said of being on the
court at the end. “Coach
[Kelly] just told us to go
in, and I was glad because
[Cotter] and I have played
together for 10 years, and
we’ve known Abby that
whole time, too.”
Unlike in a close regional
semifinal win over Stagg
two days earlier, there was
no drama at the end of the
game. From the opening tip
on, the Porters started committing
turnovers. In the
meantime, Thornwood had
a 6-0 run to go ahead 8-2
midway through the opening
quarter. But a basket
inside by Cotter (7 points,
6 rebounds) and a 3-pointer
by sophomore guard Elizabeth
Sochacki (team-high 8
points) cut the lead to 8-7
after a quarter.
The fact that Porters
were only one point down
at that point was almost
amazing, since they had 11
first-quarter turnovers.
“I told the girls after the
Boys Basketball
Lockport defeats Griffins on
sixth annual Veterans Night
Randy Whalen
Freelance Reporter
There was a special gathering
at Lockport Township
High School on Friday,
Feb. 21.
Before the Porters boys
basketball game against
Lincoln-Way East, the
school held its sixth annual
Veterans Night. There were
144 veterans and their families
in attendance. They
were treated to pizza and
soft drinks, and each one of
them was introduced to the
crowd before the start of
the varsity game.
Many of them, along
with players from both
teams, joined in holding the
huge American flag during
the national anthem. Then,
most stayed around to see
the Porters pull away down
the stretch and come away
with a 52-41 victory over
East in a SouthWest Suburban
Conference Blue Division
matchup.
With the win, Lockport
(13-16, 3-5) clinched third
place in the rugged conference.
On the other side, the
Griffins (15-11, 1-6) lost
for the fifth-straight game.
Their last win was 45-43
on Feb. 18 at home against
Lockport.
Veterans Night has been
put together every year by
Lockport social studies
teacher Mike Zaworski.
This year’s total of 144 veterans
was nearly 50 more
than the previous high for
the event two years ago.
“This was great,” Lockport
coach Brett Hespell
said of the Veterans Night.
“Mike Zaworski, it’s all
him. He puts the effort in
and gets everyone together.
To have a crowd like this
shows what kind of community
we have. That’s
what we are supposed to be
all about as a community
high school.”
Michael Zarembski, a
Vietnam War veteran who
joined the army in 1966,
was glad to be a part of it
all.
“I really appreciate all
that these kids do,” Zarembski
said of the people
at Lockport. “They do
a wonderful job here. It
chokes me up when they
bring the big flag out.”
Zarembski was there for
the second-straight year.
As was fellow Orland Park
resident Sam Krestel, who
at 98 years old was one of
nine World War II veterans
in attendance. There were
also five Korean War veterans
at the event.
“I just enjoy seeing the
guys,” said Krestel, who
was in the Army Air Corps
from 1943-1946. “It’s great
to be a part of this.”
Another one of those
was Joe Belman. A lifelong
Lockport resident, he
turned 96 on Feb. 20, the
day before the event. He
has been to each of them.
“I flew all 35 of my missions
in a B-17 bomber,”
Belman said of being in the
Air Force from 1943-1945.
“It’s a beautiful event. You
can’t beat having [the veterans]
all out here.”
The veterans were treated
to an exciting game, especially
down the stretch.
Lockport led 31-30 after
three quarters, but the Griffins
tied it at 33-33 on a
3-pointer by junior guard
Jhei-R Jones with 6:32 to
play. Jones (7 rebounds)
and senior forward Ryan
Sierocki each had 12
points, while junior guard
Cameron Mallory and senior
forward Nate Seputis
each added five points for
the Griffins.
But from that point on,
the Porters used a bunch
of teamwork to get the job
done, as six different players
scored down the stretch.
That started with junior
center Scott Szymkowiak
scoring his only points of
the game on a short jumper
to give Lockport the lead
for good. Senior guard
Tyrell Harris (7 points)
then showed hustle in grabbing
an offensive rebound.
He eventually got the ball
back and drained a 3-pointer
from the left baseline for
a five-point lead.
Jones scored following
a turnover to draw
East within 38-37 midway
through the fourth quarter.
But from there, the Porters
went on an 8-0 run. Senior
guard Tim DiCristofano (6
points) hit a runner in the
lane, and junior forward
Sam Trafton (6 points, 7 rebounds)
put back his sixth
offensive rebound of the
game for a 42-37 lead.
“Everyone has their role
on the team, and mine is
rebounding,” Trafton said.
“As long as we all do our
parts, it’s a big cycle, and
everyone works together.”
Junior guard Matas
Deksnys (11 points) converted
one of seven East
fourth-quarter turnovers
into a short jumper, and, after
a slew of Griffins’ fouls,
senior swing player Tommy
Ferriter (11 points) hit
two free throws with 51.4
seconds to play for a 46-37
lead, and that capped the
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Wrestling
Kaminski leads three Lockport medalists with runner-up finish
STEVE MILLAR
Contributing Editor
Mikey Kaminski’s long
road almost ended at the
top.
The Lockport senior
made his return to the
state finals after a oneyear
absence and advanced
all the way to the
Class 3A 126-pound state
championship match before
he lost by a 23-8
technical fall to one of
the nation’s top wrestlers,
Montini’s Dylan Ragusin,
on Saturday, Feb. 22, at
the State Farm Center in
Champaign.
Kaminski led three state
medalists for the Porters,
as senior Kaleb Thompson
(113) and sophomore
Andrew Blackburn-Forst
(195) also made the podium
with fifth-place finishes.
“Wrestling in the championship
match was a
dream come true,” Kaminski
said. “It was my
last individual match, so
I went out there and gave
it my best, gave it my all.
It was fun. I had a really
good time.”
Kaminski qualified for
state as a sophomore but
fell one match short at the
sectional last season while
wrestling up in weight at
132.
He was undersized
for that weight class, but
Lockport had state champions
Matt Ramos and
Anthony Molton at 120
and 126, respectively.
“Last year, there were
different circumstances,”
Kaminski said. “I had to
jump up weights. It made
me stronger, though. Getting
down here and finishing
second was a great
way to end it. I couldn’t
have asked for much
more.”
Kaminski (44-5) sealed
his first spot on the podium
with a 14-1 major
decision over Glenbard
North’s Nolan Allen in the
quarterfinals, then pulled
off a dramatic 5-3 victory
in overtime against St.
Charles East’s Jake Penzato
in the semifinals.
“Mikey is a kid who
earned everything that he
got,” Lockport coach Josh
Oster said. “I don’t like to
single kids out in any regard,
but when I thanked
our seniors last year after
we lost our last dual, I said
that no one can feel sorry
for themselves because
Mikey definitely doesn’t.
“He sacrificed for the
team, lost the way he did
at sectionals. I told the
guys if they want to come
back better next year, they
need to work as hard as
Mikey does.”
Blackburn-Forst broke
a pair of records while in
Champaign, including the
Lockport school record
for pins in a season. He
had three pins at state to
Lockport’s Andrew Blackburn-Forst pounds his chest
after setting a state record with a 20-second pin against
Huntley’s Ryder Hunkins in the Class 3A 195-pound
quarterfinal wrestle backs on Saturday, February 22, at
the State Farm Center in Champaign.
Gary Middendorf/22nd Century Media
finish with 35 on the year,
topping the previous mark
off 33 held by Tyler Johnson
and Vince Dietz.
“Those are two guys
who left with plenty of
hardware around their
necks, so it’s impressive
to break their record,”
Oster said. “Drew is just
good at understanding
when guys are in trouble.
“Some people can smell
blood, and some people
can’t. He certainly can.”
Blackburn-Forst (44-
10) also broke the state
finals record for fastest
pin at 195 when he finished
off Huntley’s Ryder
Hunkins in just 10 seconds
in the blood round,
sealing his spot on the podium.
“It’s awesome,” Blackburn-Forst
said. “Breaking
a Lockport record is
amazing, because there
have been so many great
wrestlers at Lockport.
Breaking a record here at
state is really cool.
“Knowing that I can
take fifth as a sophomore
and break records, it
proves to myself that I can
do it. This shows that I’m
on my way to taking first
the next two years. I want
to be Lockport’s next twotime
champ. That’s my
goal.”
Thompson (24-3), who
finished third at 106 last
season, lost a tough 1-0
match to Marmion’s Diego
Sotelo and fell 6-3 to
Montini’s Nick Gonzalez
in the consolation semifinals
before battling back
to beat Plainfield North’s
Jacob Macatangay 5-1 in
the fifth-place match.
“I wanted to go out
there and have fun in that
last match,” Thompson
said. “I didn’t have a good
tournament, but fifth is
better than sixth.
“It’s disappointing because
I wasn’t trying to be
one of the best. I was trying
to be the best.”
Sophomore Keegan
Roberson (34-10) fell one
win short of the podium,
dropping a 8-5 decision to
Montini’s Ethan Stiles in
the blood round.
“With all the celebration,
there’s always some
heartbreak, too,” Oster
said. “That’s just a piece
of this sport, and it’s part
of it making you a better
person in the end.”
The season did not end
in Champaign for Lockport,
which was set to take
on Edwardsville in the Oswego
Dual Team Sectional
on Tuesday, Feb. 25. A win
would send the Porters to
the Dual Team State Finals
on Saturday, Feb. 29, at
Grossinger Motors Arena
in Bloomington.
Providence’s Ryan
Boersma spent most of
the season as the state’s
top-ranked heavyweight
and lost just once in the
regular season to an outof-state
competitor.
Boersma, though, was
upset at both the regional
and sectional competitions
before bouncing
back to advance.
His state meet went
similarly. Boersma did not
end up at the top of the podium,
but he has two more
years to do that.
The sophomore settled
for fifth this time around,
beating Plainfield East’s
Zach Barlev 3-0 in the
Class 3A 285-pound fifthplace
match.
“I feel like I wrestled
pretty solid,” he said. “I
got caught a few times,
but I’m ready to come
back next year.
“I have to get a little
stronger and a little bigger.
I’m undersized, and it
shows sometimes.”
Boersma (45-5)
dropped a hard-fought
quarterfinal to eventual
undefeated state champion
Mike Bosco in the
quarterfinals, falling 9-7.
He came back to beat
Hersey’s Austin Korba
7-2 in the blood round to
clinch his medal before
falling to Mount Carmel’s
Jalen Grant 8-3 in the consolation
semifinals.
“Those were some
great wrestlers that I lost
to,” Boersma said. “They
were seniors. So, I can
learn from it.
“I did some good things
this year, some not so
good things, but overall,
it will be fondly remembered.”
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title team in 2016. “I turned
to Joliet West coach Jeff
Bailey and told him, ‘You
just won it.’ So, when we
bowled those 15 in a row,
that’s when I knew we won
it.”
Cwudzinski credited
90 percent one-pin spare
shooting with helping the
team win this title. He has
been the coach for the last
three state titles and was
an assistant on the 1999
team. The 1999 one was
his favorite because his
daughter, Connie [Mc-
Grath, now the head girls
bowling coach at Plainfield
Central] was on the
team. He credited his assistants,
Lynda and Andy
McCormick, for their
help.
McCormick, a 26-year
assistant in the program,
started when the team won
its first title in 1993-1994.
“I don’t have a favorite,”
McCormick said of the five
titles. “They are all great.”
Lynda has been an assistant
for the past three championships.
But, she had a
feeling about this one.
“When we won in 2009,
I had a black eye, and when
we won in 2015 I had just
had neck surgery,” she said.
“So, three weeks ago my
neck started hurting again.
I took that as a good sign,
since every time we’ve
won, there was something
wrong with me.”
Either way, the Porters
are once again champions.
“Coach Lynda kept the
girls under control and did
all the things with their
equipment,” Cwudzinski
said. “Then, the girls went
out and did it. All of these
are special, and I’m so happy
for these kids.”

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Porters win fifth state championship by a wide margin
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RANDY WHALEN
Freelance Reporter
Dominant.
After dominating the regional
and sectional tournaments,
the question for the
Lockport Township girls
bowling team was how
good it would fare against
the tougher competition at
the State Finals.
The domination continued.
Lockport had a monster
game to end the first day
and move into first place.
The Porters threw out a
couple of more on Day 2
and pulled away from the
pack to win the state championship
by nearly 400 pins
on Saturday, Feb. 22, at The
Cherry Bowl in Rockford.
The Porters pummeled
12,353 pins over the weekend
to topple second place
Harlem (11,955) by 398
pins. Lockport’s local rival,
Minooka (11,857), was
third for the second-straight
season. The margin of victory
was the fifth-highest in
the 48-year history of the
girls bowling state tournament,
and the 12,353 pinfall
total was the 10th most
in state history.
It was the fifth state
championship (1994, 1999,
2009, 2015) in the sport for
the Porters, which is second
most to Harlem (7). It
is also their eighth state trophy,
which ties Rich Central
for second place in that
department behind Harlem,
which now has 11, including
the last two-second
place finishes.
It is the first state trophy
for Lockport since finishing
second to Harlem by 38
pins in 2017. The Porters
previous state championship
was in 2015 when they
set the state tournament
pin-fall record of 12,689,
and their five titles in the
sport are easily the most in
school history, as no other
program has more than
two.
The state championship
is the 19th IHSA one, and
11th in girls athletics, in
Lockport Township High
School history and the first
since the wrestling team
won in 2017.
“I didn’t consider us
the best team coming
in,” Lockport coach Art
Cwudzinski said. “But the
last three weeks, the girls
have been bowling amazing.
It all started [on Feb. 1]
at the Dixon Tournament [a
6-game team record score
of 6,578]. From there, they
weren’t going to let anyone
beat them.”
That certainly was the
case, as the Porters had total
domination in the last
four weekends of the season.
They won the Dixon
Tournament by 908 pins,
and the following Saturday,
Feb. 8, hosted their own
regional, winning that by
721 pins. On Feb. 15 at the
Plainfield North Sectional,
the same team as in the regional,
Yorkville, finished
in second. This time by
846 pins. Then came state,
where Lockport led by 409
pins with a game to go before
cruising home with a
936 in the last game. That
was their only game under
1,000 on the final day.
As usual, the entire team
stepped up. The Porters had
their starting five bowl the
entire time. They all finished
21st or better, which
is incredible. Two of them,
senior Samantha Traina
(4th, 2,559, highs of 279 in
the first game of Day 2, and
241 in the opening game on
Day 1) and sophomore Isa
Colon (11th, 2,490, highs
of 269 in both Game 3 and
Game 4 on the second day,
The Lockport girls bowling team won their fifth state
championship on Saturday, Feb. 22, in Rockford. Photo
submitted by Jeff Vandenburg
and 250 in Game 3 on Day
1) made the Top 12 for All-
State medalist honors.
“It feels really good,”
Traina said. “I’m proud
of my team. We had each
other’s backs, and we knew
we wouldn’t let each other
down.”
Traina, who was the top
medalist the week before
with a total of 1,336 at
the Plainfield North Sectional,
will likely hang up
her bowling shoes, at least
competitively, and go out
as a state champion.
“I’m going to major in
microbiology engineering,”
Traina said. “So, I
don’t think I will have time
for bowling in college. [At
the state tournament], we
did great on spares. We
definitely knew we had the
talent on this team. We had
a goal to win state, and we
did.”
Colon did something her
older sister, Monica, who
is now as junior bowling
at Saint Xavier University,
fell just short of doing in
2017: win a state title for
the Porters.
“So, I was like, ‘I’m a
state champion, you’re
not,’” the younger Colon
said of her sister, who was
in attendance to watch the
State Finals. “It’s amazing.
I knew we could do it, and
the amount of hard work
we put in paid off.”
The back-to-back 269
games were obviously key
for Colon and the team.
“I didn’t know how
much I had until I looked
up and saw my score,”
Colon said of those two
games. “I didn’t even
know. I just loved them for
pushing me.”
Payton Vandenburg
(15th, 2,454, highs of 245
and 246 in the first two
games of Day 2 and a high
of 234 in Game 5 on Day
1), fellow junior Chloe
Siezega (19th, 2,428, high
of 256 in the last game of
Day 1, and a high of 226
in the final game of the
second day) and senior Jessica
Ramirez (21st, 2,422,
high of 256 in Game 5 on
Day 2, and a high of 203
in the last game of the first
day) rounded out the scoring.
All three of them also
had older siblings bowl at
Lockport.
“I’ve dreamt about this
ever since I was here to
watch [older sister] Kierstin
[who was second as
an individual with a 2,663
total] on the state championship
team in 2015,”
Vandenberg said. “It’s
crazy. We worked so hard,
and to have it pay off is
amazing. It was so exciting.
We were so happy,
and we still are. Chloe
[Siezega] and I told ourselves
we are going to do
it again [next year].”
Siezega, whose mom,
Lynda, is an assistant coach
on the team, and whose
older sister, 2013 Lockport
graduate Megan Szczepanski,
is currently an assistant
coach on the Lewis University
men’s and women’s
bowling teams, was an
All-Stater last year with a
fourth-place individual finish
(2,531).
“It feels great, and I’m
so proud of all the accomplishments
of everyone,”
Chloe said. “At the beginning
of the season, I had a
feeling that we would go all
the way, and we did.”
So did Ramirez, whose
older sister, Marissa, is also
bowling at Saint Xavier
University.
“It’s crazy, and we’ve
had a really great season,”
Jessica said. “We have so
much talent, and we had
that camaraderie, and that
helped us on our journey
here. It feels great, and being
with these girls is unbelievable.”
Also on the eight-person
roster was junior Meghan
Bacys, senior Emilie Pleshar
and sophomore Emma
Punter. While they did
not get to bowl this past
weekend, they were part
of a state championship
team that was so deep that
many of the members that
bowled on the varsity during
the season did not get to
make the postseason roster.
“It’s crazy; it doesn’t feel
real,” said Bacys, who was
on the Porters’ postseason
roster as a freshman but
not last year. “I knew we
had enough talent, and I
was glad to be a part of this
team that did it.”
Pleshar started in the regional
and rolled the team’s
second-best score (1,221)
that day.
“It just means a lot to
be with the people I care
about,” Pleshar said. “I’m
so happy to achieve the
goal with people I’ve been
with for so long.”
Punter was on the postseason
roster for the second-straight
season.
“It feels really good,”
Punter said. “It was important
for all of us to have fun
and keep positive.”
Lockport opened the
tournament with a 1,068
and was in first place at
that point. The Porters
(3,104) were still in first
at the opening day break.
But after a 907 and 954 in
the fourth and fifth games,
Lockport was in fourth and
67 pins behind Belleview
East. Then, a huge 1,105
game that saw all five
bowlers get at least a 203,
jumped the Porters (6,070)
to first by 69 pins over Belleview
East.
The Porters pulled away
with a 1,113 to open the
second day. By the break,
they had a 9,242 total score
and were 245 pins up on
then second-place Minooka
(8,997). The clincher was a
1,115 in the fourth game.
That included 15 consecutive
strikes. Yes, 15-straight
strikes.
“I remember when Joliet
West bowled 10 strikes in
a row at state, Cwudzinski
said of the Tigers’ state
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fastbreak
Girls Basketball
Raymer’s 3-pointer lifts Providence to regional title
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Adam Jomant/22nd Century
Media
1st and 3
Lockport girls
bowling team wins
state
1. Record-setting day
The Porters girls
bowling team
won its fifth state
championship by a
margin of 398 pins
on Saturday, Feb.
22, the fifth-highest
margin of victory in
the 48-year history
of the girls bowling
state tournament.
2. Scoring big
Senior Samatha
Traina finished
fourth overall in the
state tournament
with a pin total of
2,559 and a high
one-game score of
279.
3. Pulling away in a big
way
The Porters pulled
away with a 1,113
to open the second
day. By the break,
they had a 9,242
total score and were
245 pins up on
then second place
Minooka (8,997).
The clincher was a
1,115 in the fourth
game. That included
15 consecutive
strikes.
Sean Hastings
Contributing Editor
In the final seconds of
the game, as Providence set
up a play down one point,
chants of “defense” and
jumbled up yelling echoed
throughout Sacred Heart
Gym.
But in the split second
when Ashley Raymer’s
3-point attempt flew
through the air, the gym
went silent, then to pandemonium,
as the ball fell
through the net to give
the Celtics a 49-47 lead
with six seconds left. Host
Providence held on to win
the 3A regional championship
over Morgan Park on
Thursday, Feb. 20, in New
Lenox.
The Celtics did not need
a 3-pointer on their final
possession down one
point with six seconds, but
Raymer had a good look,
and even with a defender
running at her, she knocked
it down.
“The seconds were ticking
down, and I knew we
didn’t have a lot of time,”
Raymer said. “My coach
gives me the green light to
shoot when I’m open, so I
just saw an open opportunity
and took it.”
Morgan Park (16-15) had
just taken the lead for the
first time in the game off a
free throw with 23 seconds
left. The Celtics (25-8) had
just turned over the inbound
pass and fouled Morgan
Park on the layup try.
Raymer and Lauren
Knight each finished with
Providence girls basketball players, including Jenna Spreitzer (53) and Ashley Raymer (5), celebrate after cutting
down the net following the Celtics’ 49-47 regional championship win over Morgan Park on Thursday, Feb. 20, in
New Lenox. Sean Hastings/22nd Century Media
14 points to lead the Celtics.
Providence was set to
take on Rich South (25-5)
in the Hillcrest Sectional
semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 25. A win would
put them in the championship
game on Thursday,
Feb. 27.
The regional championship
game will be the last
time the girls play at home
this season. Raymer, as a
junior, has one year left,
but for seniors like Knight,
Claire McGrath, Reagan
Tokoly and Jenna Spreitzer,
they are playing for
their high school basketball
lives.
That is what made
Raymer’s shot all the more
special.
“It meant the world [to
me],” Raymer said. “I’ve
been playing with these
seniors since I was a freshman,
and they’ve been my
best friends, and to say this
is my last time playing on
our home court with them,
and to hit a shot like that
means the world to me.”
Providence coach Eileen
Copenhaver said she
was about four seconds
from calling a timeout
since she had one left, but
then Raymer found herself
open.
“That was fun stuff,” Copenhaver
said.
Copenhaver also had
high praise for sophomore
Megan Duzansky, who
early in the game hurt her
hand but missed nearly no
time. She had it taped, and
she got back on the floor.
Duzansky played with
the varsity squad last year,
as the Celtics were short
on size. Duzansky scored
12 points for the Celtics in
the regional championship
game.
“She’s very confident,
and her shooting has improved
tremendously,” Copenhaver
said.
Duzansky hit a 3-pointer
to make it 44-35 in the final
minutes and a possession
later was one of two from
the free-throw line, making
it a 10-point game.
“That 3 gave us some
room; we tried to give it
right back, but how fun was
that?” Copenhaver said.
After a fun-filled celebration
with family and
friends on the court that
included taking the net
down and getting pictures,
Copenhaver was sure to
compliment the play from
the Mustangs, who found a
way to stay in the game.
“With young kids, you
have to find a way to relax,
and we hit a shot at the right
time,” Copenhaver said.
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“I don’t have a favorite. They are all great.”
Andy McCormick — 26-year assistant to the Porters
girls bowling team, on which of the five state
championships are his favorite
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34 - Athlete of the Week
FASTBREAK compiled by Assistant Editor Benjamin
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homer glen’s Hometown Newspaper | February 27, 2020
Hitting a big shot
Late 3-pointer makes Celtics girls basketball team
regional champions at home, Page 39
Multiple medals
Trio of Lockport wrestlers earn
medals at state, Page 37
Porters girls bowling team brings home state
title, Page 38
LTHS’s Samantha Traina
warms up at a practice ahead
on Feb. 19 ahead of state
competition. Traina and the
Porters won the state title
Saturday, Feb. 22, at The
Cherry Bowl in Rockford.
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